The NDLEA, in collaboration with the US DEA and European law enforcement, has arrested alleged billionaire drug baron Amadi Simon in Switzerland alongside two accomplices in Nigeria, dismantling a transnational criminal network linked to hundreds of billions of naira in illicit funds.
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the arrest of alleged billionaire drug baron Amadi Simon in Switzerland, alongside two accomplices in Anambra and Delta states, as part of a sweeping multi-country operation.
The arrests, made on April 28, were carried out in collaboration with the US Drug Enforcement Administration and law enforcement partners from Switzerland, France, and Greece, following months of intelligence gathering across multiple jurisdictions.
According to the NDLEA, Simon ran a complex criminal network involving front companies, shell firms, and both traditional and cryptocurrency accounts to launder hundreds of billions of naira in drug proceeds across Europe and Nigeria.
Assets linked to Simon include three hotel properties in Asaba and Agbor in Delta state, as well as an apartment in Abuja. Several bank accounts and cryptocurrency addresses linked to the cartel have also been identified and blocked.
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