NDLEA arrests drug baron Ibemesi with 1,762kg cannabis in Lagos
Operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug baron who operates under the cover of a businessman and hotelier, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, alias Chisco Bee, after weeks of intelligence and surveillance on his criminal activities.
The 42-year-old Ibemesi, who is the MD/CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig Ltd, was arrested at his Daisy Garden Hotel, 66-68 Agbeke Street, Ago Palace Way, Isolo, Lagos, in the early hours of Saturday, November 15, 2025.
A statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said after the arrest, he was taken to his warehouse at 7 Pius Ezeobi Street off Ago Palace Way, Isolo, where 42 jumbo bags and four cartons of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 1,762.8 kilograms were recovered.
Also seized from him at the point of his arrest include $11,600 US dollars; 2,000 British pounds; 2,200 euros and 50 Canadian dollars, all in cash.
Attempt by a drug syndicate operating at Orita-Apeje, Araromi-Okeodo forest reserve, Ife South LGA, Osun State to load and distribute across the country large quantities of processed skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing a total of 11,135 kilograms were thwarted on Tuesday, November 11 by NDLEA operatives after days of surveillance in the forest.
Two trucks being used to transport the illicit consignments: a Volvo truck marked WWR 29 XA and a Mercedes truck with registration number AWK 713 YZ were seized and seven suspects arrested.
Those in custody in connection with the seizure are: Lucky Abiodun; Julius Amos; Victor Ngbikili; Sunday Oduegwu; Ibrahim Akanni; Eze Godstime; and Fred Ifeanyichukwu.
A total of 1,902.1 kilograms of skunk were recovered in parts of Edo State.
While 184.1 kg was recovered along a bush path at Oza/Igbanke road, Igbanke, in Orhionmwon LGA on Thursday, November 13, 672 kg was evacuated from Utese forest, Ovia North East LGA on Friday, November 14, with 494 kg recovered from a Mercedes Benz car marked DE311BEN along Benin-Akure road where a suspect Felix Edah, 45, was arrested same day, just as Lucky Abagha, 51, was nabbed in another Mercedes Benz car marked JJJ 56 JW conveying 552 kg.
