The Narcotics Management Fee (NACOC) has efficiently apprehended a long-time drug trafficking suspect, Uchechukwu Chima, a 56-year-old Nigerian nationwide, in a meticulously deliberate intelligence-led operation carried out on Tuesday, 18th March 2025, at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra.
Throughout a search of the suspect’s hideout, NACOC operatives uncovered and seized substantial portions of suspected narcotic substances.
Area exams carried out on the seized objects confirmed the presence of 192 kilograms of cocaine and 0.42 kilograms of heroin, with an estimated road worth of Two Million, One Hundred and Twenty-one Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty United States {Dollars} (US$2,121,660).
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Uchechukwu Chima, who has been on NACOC’s radar for an prolonged interval, is believed to be the mastermind behind a number of high-profile drug seizures and arrests beforehand made by the Fee.
His arrest marks a major milestone in NACOC’s ongoing efforts to dismantle drug trafficking networks working inside Ghana.
In an announcement launched following the operation, NACOC offered additional particulars:
Assertion by the Narcotics Management Fee (NACOC)
An intelligence-led operation by the Narcotics Management Fee (NACOC) on Tuesday, 18th March 2025, resulted within the arrest of a 56-year-old Nigerian, Uchechukwu Chima, at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra.
A search carried out by the NACOC crew on the suspect’s hideout uncovered substances suspected to be narcotic medicine.
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Area exams carried out on the suspected substances proved constructive for cocaine and heroin, each narcotic medicine.
The suspected narcotic substances, with a complete weight of about 192 kg of cocaine and 0.42 kg of heroin, are estimated at a road worth of Two Million, One Hundred and Twenty-one Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty United States {Dollars} (US$2.1 Million).
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The suspect, Uchechukwu Chima, who has been a goal for NACOC for a while now, is famous to be the mind behind some seizures/arrests made by NACOC previously.
NACOC, by this seizure and arrest, has taken this substantial amount of medicine from the road, saving thousands and thousands of lives of people that would have in any other case perished from abusing these hard drugs.
NACOC stays dedicated to creating Ghana an unprofitable vacation spot for drug trafficking and thus defending the security and well-being of all Ghanaians and the worldwide neighborhood.
This operation speaks about NACOC’s dedication to combating the illicit drug commerce and safeguarding public well being and security.
By intercepting this substantial amount of narcotics, NACOC has successfully prevented these dangerous substances from reaching the streets, thereby defending numerous people from the devastating results of drug abuse.
