An international drug baron, Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
ENigeria News reports that after 17 years on the run, Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff, 59 was arrested at his hideout in Ojo, Lagos he had maneuvered two Interpol Red Notices issued against him in 2023 and 2024.
Announcing the arrest at a press briefing in Abuja, NDLEA Chairman, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) disclosed that, “Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff is not just a domestic drug trafficker; he is an international cartel leader. He has been actively smuggling illicit substances into South Korea and laundering drug proceeds through imported goods.”
Meanwhile, investigations revealed Jeff had served a prison sentence in South Korea in 2007 before being deported to Nigeria in 2008. Despite this, he continued his drug trafficking operations, recruiting young Nigerians as couriers and coordinating shipments worth over N1.4 billion.
NDLEA operatives recovered multiple Nigerian passports with Korean visas from Jeff’s residence, along with illicit substances. Authorities also linked him to drug networks across Cameroon, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Liberia, and other African nations.
With pending arrest warrants from the Seoul Central District Court, Jeff faces possible extradition and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment in South Korea.
