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Nigerian Face Death Penalty After Arrest On Drug Charges In Philippine

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Valentine Ebuka Ezike, a citizen of Nigeria, has been arrested in the Philippines as part a sting operation on alleged drug trafficking .

On Saturday, January 28, 2023, at around 9 a.m., PDEA regional office agents at Block 8 Lot 34, Palmdale Village, Governor’s Hill, Biclatan General Trias 4107 Cavite arrested the suspect.

During the buy-bust, authorities seized 500 grams of suspected shabu, a box containing two transparent plastic bags that could be sealed and contained roughly 1,000 grams of brown granules each, a plastic basin with a weighing scale, four identification cards, one laptop, and three cell phones from Ezike.

PDEA said Ezike was believed to be a member of the West African Drug Syndicate that recruits Filipinos to transport illegal drugs.

He will be charged with violation of sections 5 and 11, Article II of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug trafficking Act of 2002.

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