Six members of a suspected money laundering syndicate that specializes in swallowing dollars were today arrested at the Excel Oriental Hotel, along Airport Road in Lagos by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for allegedly swallowing US$156,000 (about N32 million) meant for export to Brazil.

In a statement released today, NDLEA said illicit exportation of currency by ingestion is a new trend in by-passing anti-money laundering operatives.

The anti-narcotic agency in its statement identified those arrested as Kingsley Nwokenta, a bureau de change operator also known as Buchito; Augustine Onwuasoanya, 54, and Christian Okoli, 35, both based in Brazil; Uzoma Ezenwa, 33, a hotel manager; Ikenna Ezenwa; and Emmanuel Nwokenta.

Investigations by NDLEA showed that Kingsley Nwokenta the owner of Amazon Bureau de Change, is the brain behind the syndicate.

“He allegedly supplied US$120,000 to be swallowed and illicitly exported to Brazil. Onwuasoanya Augustine swallowed 74 wraps of dollars amounting to US$111,000. Christian Okoli who resides in Brazil had US$45,000 which he wanted to swallow.”

The statement by the anti-narcotic agency says one of the suspects arrested, Emmanuel Nwokenta, the manager of the bureau de change, played a “supportive role” in the alleged act while Ikenna Ezenwa, 28, was hired to wrap the money.

“He is believed to have acquired his skill from illicit drug wrapping. Ezenwa Uzoma, the hotel manager who has a strong link with members of the syndicate, wilfully obstructed the officers from discharging their duty.

The agency will continue to rely on manpower training and intelligence-led drug control strategies to outwit criminal syndicates.

We shall take reasonable measures to dislodge drug cartels and eradicate narcotics from our society.

Any bureau de change operator that violates the law shall be punished accordingly.”the statement said

All the arrested members of the syndicate will be handed over to EFCC soon for further investigation.

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Hehehehehe. Naija na war front o and its the survival of the fittest. So people can swalllow money
It is well, even in the well.
Let's blame GEJ o cos he is still the president. Abi

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gunuvi:
Hehehehehe. Naija na war front o and its the survival of the fittest. So people can swalllow money
It is well, even in the well.
Let's blame GEJ o cos he is still the president. Abi

*Taps ogor*

Peeps are desperately desperate!!

Nigerians nor go kill person oooo.
THERE IS STILL A LOT TO BE DISCOVERED IN THIS COUNTRY OF OURS PERTAINING TO CRIME.
SWALLOWING - COCAINE, HEROIN, AND NOW DOLLAR BILLS.
MAYBE IN THE NEAREST FUTURE IT WILL BE THE TURN OF SWALLOWING BOMBS BY BOKO HARAM MEMBERS MANUFACTURED BY ISIS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE COUNTRY.

Bro no use laff kill person oo

divinehand2003:
Nigerians nor go kill person oooo.
THERE IS STILL A LOT TO BE DISCOVERED IN THIS COUNTRY OF OURS PERTAINING TO CRIME.
SWALLOWING - COCAINE, HEROIN, AND NOW DOLLAR BILLS.
MAYBE IN THE NEAREST FUTURE IT WILL BE THE TURN OF SWALLOWING BOMBS BY BOKO HARAM MEMBERS MANUFACTURED BY ISIS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE COUNTRY.

Hian!

Swallow money again? Na wa o

kai

Last week wanted to make some payment to my supplier and there was no bank that accept the foreign currencies not to talk of transferring them. I made an alternative arrangements before the money could reach the supplier. This is the situation of average business men in Nigeria at the moment.

Most of my friends have relocated back to abroad and many more are planning to leave this country. I myself and my family will be relocating back to abroad as i can never stay and watch what i have labored for all my life to vanish into tin air because of the CBN hash financial policies.