NDLEA Busts Alleged Cocaine Network, Arrests Influencer KC Luxury
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered an alleged cocaine distribution network in Lagos, with social media influencer KC Luxury among those arrested in the operation.
The arrest followed what the agency described as a major investigation into an international drug trafficking network allegedly using Nigeria as a transit point for cocaine shipments to the United Kingdom, other parts of Europe and Asia.
NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd.), said the investigation began after operatives intercepted 184.50 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in a consignment meant for export through a courier and logistics channel in Lagos.
The seizure, described by the agency as the largest cocaine interception made through a courier company in Nigeria, prompted the creation of a Special Investigation Team to trace those behind the shipment.
According to Marwa, the cartel allegedly expected to make as much as ₦39 billion from the cocaine through its international distribution network.
Investigators later arrested Lawal Mujab Kehinde, a staff member of the logistics company through which the cocaine was allegedly processed. The NDLEA said its investigation linked him to the cartel’s Nigerian coordinator and alleged that he helped package and process consignments sent to the UK, Europe and Asia.
The agency said its investigation identified Afolabi Kazeem Michael, known as KC Luxury, as the alleged Nigerian coordinator of the network. He was known publicly as a social media influencer and businessman dealing in gold, jewellery and luxury items.
According to the NDLEA, KC Luxury was arrested at the boarding gate of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on August 13, 2026, while allegedly attempting to leave Nigeria on a business-class flight to Paris.
The agency said he was found with €7,750, £2,800 and ₦100,000, as well as expensive jewellery. A search of his luxury apartment on Banana Island, Ikoyi, also reportedly led to the recovery of exotic vehicles.
Marwa said the cartel allegedly used false identities and intermediary companies to conceal the real owners of drug shipments, while financial facilitators were also said to have moved billions of naira for the network. Some alleged contacts of the syndicate in the United Kingdom had also been arrested by British authorities, according to the NDLEA.
The agency said the case reflects a growing shift by drug trafficking networks towards courier and logistics companies as scrutiny at airports and seaports increases. The investigation and arrests, however, remain allegations by the NDLEA, with the suspects yet to be convicted in court.