The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned lifestyle influencer and luxury goods dealer Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, alongside two other defendants over an alleged attempt to export 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to the United Kingdom.
The two other defendants are Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch. They were brought before the Federal High Court in Lagos on a 22-count charge involving alleged cocaine trafficking, unlawful export of narcotics and money laundering.
The prosecution alleged that the defendants conspired between July 28 and August 1, 2026, to ship the cocaine to London in five consignments through a Lagos-based courier company.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The NDLEA also alleged that ₦13.2 million was transferred from an account linked to Mallamawa Ventures to a logistics company in connection with the shipment. The agency further filed money-laundering allegations against KC Luxury involving several financial transactions and assets.
Following arguments over bail, the court ordered that the three defendants be remanded in NDLEA custody. The case was adjourned for a ruling on their bail applications.
The allegations have not been proven in court, and all three defendants remain entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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The case highlights the continuing efforts of Nigerian authorities to investigate alleged international drug-trafficking networks. The next stage will be the court’s consideration of the defendants’ bail applications and the prosecution of the charges.
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