NDLEA Declares Drug Kingpin and Associates Wanted

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared Nnamuka Uchenna, also known as Odogwu, and three associates wanted for alleged involvement in operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Imo State. The suspects, Emmanuella Chinonso Iroka, Ifeanyi Kingsley Ekechi, and Franklin Chijiok, were declared wanted following a court order issued by Justice Iniekenimi Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Owerri.

This order was granted on July 3, 2026, after the NDLEA discovered the laboratory on February 25, 2026, in Isiozi, Umuaka, Njaba Local Government Area. During a raid, the agency recovered 18.4 kilograms of methamphetamine and linked the four suspects to the illegal operation.

The NDLEA has also frozen bank accounts associated with the suspects, totaling N9,840,873,566.66, as part of a forensic investigation into the drug syndicate. Brig Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa, the NDLEA Chairman, emphasized the agency's commitment to dismantling drug trafficking networks and ensuring that drug traffickers cannot launder proceeds from their crimes.