The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) in Ghana has arrested a suspected Nigerian drug kingpin, Uchechukwu Chima, in Accra.
The 56-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday, 18th March 2024, following a raid at his hideout which uncovered a total of 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin estimated at a street value of US$2.1 million.
Acting Director, Public Affairs and International Relations of the commission, Francis Opoku Amoah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, 19th March.
“An intelligence-led operation by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Tuesday, 18th March 2024, resulted in the arrest of a 56-year-old Nigerian, Uchechukwu Chima at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra,” the statement read.
“A search conducted by the NACOC team at the suspect’s hideout uncovered substances suspected to be narcotic drugs. Field tests conducted on the suspected substances proved positive for cocaine and heroin, both narcotic drugs.
“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).
“The suspect, Uchechukwu Chima, who has been a target for NACOC for some time now, is noted to be the brain behind some seizures/arrests made by NACOC in the past.
“NACOC, by this seizure and arrest, has taken this substantial quantity of drugs from the street, saving millions of lives of people who would have otherwise perished from abusing these hard drugs.
“NACOC remains committed to making Ghana an unprofitable destination for drug trafficking and thus protecting the safety and well-being of all Ghanaians and the international community.”
