ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a former Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and founder of Queen Christmas Foundation, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas wanted for alleged drug trafficking.
This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Director, Media and Advocacy, at the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi.
According to the NDLEA, she escaped from her Lekki, Lagos residence when NDLEA operatives raided her apartment at Oral estate, Lekki on Wednesday 24th January following credible intelligence she deals in illicit substances.
“Recovered from her home during the search witnessed by the estate officials include 606 grams of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, an electronic weighing scale, large quantities of drugs packing plastics, a black RAV 4 SUV marked Lagos KSF 872 GQ, and her picture frame among others.
“Two members of an international drug trafficking syndicate: Sunday Michael Owoborode, 52, and Valentine Anene were arrested the next day Thursday 25th January at Edu Orita, Ogun state where Valentine was being prepared to travel with some drugs to Qatar the same day on board a Qatar airline flight from Lagos.
“At the time of their arrest, 1.8kg of cannabis, an electronic weighing scale, and other illicit substances were found on them. In another interdiction operation by operatives in Lagos, a 50-year-old Sunday Adediran was arrested on Wednesday 24th January with 20kg cannabis sativa found in one of the rooms in his house at Mushin Olosha,” the NDLEA said.
