A suspected money laundering syndicate that specializes in swallowing dollars has been busted by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
According to The Nation, members of the group numbering about six were apprehended for reportedly swallowing $156,000.
Among the suspects are a bureau de change operator making him the second suspected bureau de change operator involved in a money laundering case in two months.
Speaking on their arrest, the NDLEA chief executive, Ahmadu Giade, vowed that his men will continue to track down smuggled narcotics and currency in Nigeria.
He advised bureau de change operators work within the confines of the law establishing them, adding that failure to adhere to the rules will attract sanctions.
He said: ”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 NDLEA has been in the news frequently for its activities, just last week,an alleged drug baron, Chief Odugewe Azubuike was arrested by the agency for importing 1.025kg of cocaine.
In related development, another suspected drug baron in Anambra state, Uche Baron, recently escaped from the custody of theAnambra state command of the the NDLEA.
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