A wanted ex-beauty queen, Aderinoye Queen Christmas, has surrendered to the Lagos State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after about eight months in hiding.
Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, made this announcement in a statement on Sunday.
The suspect, whose birth name is Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, was declared wanted by the agency in January after fleeing her residence in Lekki, Lagos State.
This followed a raid on her apartment in Oral Estate on January 24, 2024, based on credible intelligence indicating her involvement in the trafficking of illicit substances.
“The suspect was Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and the founder of Queen Christmas Foundation,” Babafemi stated.
“Recovered from her home during the search witnessed by the estate officials include 606 grams of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, an electronic weighing scale, large quantities of drugs packing plastics, a black RAV 4 SUV marked Lagos KSF 872 GQ, and her picture frame among others.
“The suspect who claimed she has been hiding in Akure Ondo state since January when she escaped arrest in Lekki Lagos however surrendered to the Agency on Wednesday 28th August.”
The agency also seized hard drugs valued at N17.9 billion during major operations in Lagos and Rivers States.
The intercepted drugs, which were discovered at the Onne and Tincan seaports, included 31,124,600 pills of tramadol 225mg and bottles of codeine-based syrup.