The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a long-time drug trafficking suspect, Uchechukwu Chima, in a successful intelligence-led operation at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra.
The 56-year-old Nigerian national was apprehended on Tuesday, March 18, following a search at his hideout, which uncovered 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin.
According to a statement from NACOC, field tests confirmed the substances as narcotics, with an estimated street value of $2.1 million. "The suspected narcotic substances, with a total weight of about 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin, are estimated at a street value of Two Million, One Hundred and Twenty-One Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty United States Dollars (US$2.1 Million)," it indicated.
Chima, who has been on NACOC's red list for a while, is believed to be the mastermind behind several past drug seizures in the country. "The suspect, Uchechukwu Chima who has been a target for NACOC for some time now, and noted the brain behind some seizures/arrests made by NACOC in the past.
