Two Brits, 19 and 22, are arrested in Barbados 'over plot to export more than $1million of cocaine'

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-04 · by Joshua Haining

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Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola, 19, and Miraldie Ndunzi, 22, both from east London, were arrested in Barbados on September 29 by the Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit. They were charged with possession, trafficking, intent to supply, and attempting to export cocaine valued at around $1 million Bajan dollars or £440,000 UK currency. The pair appeared before District B Magistrates' Court in Horse Hill, St Joseph, on October 2.
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Story summary

Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola and Miraldie Ndunzi, both British citizens aged 19 and 22 respectively from east London, were arrested by the Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit on September 29 for a cocaine smuggling plot. The pair was charged with possession, trafficking, intent to supply, and attempting to export cocaine after police seized $1.17 million worth of suspected cocaine from Oduola and an additional $1.18 million worth of the drug from Ndunzi. In UK currency, these amounts translate to approximately £440,000 and £444,000 respectively. The incident highlights ongoing international law enforcement efforts targeting drug trafficking operations involving young individuals from London attempting illicit exportation routes through Barbados.

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📰 Cocaine Export Plot Arrested
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Who wrote this

Joshua Haining
23 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Topics

Barbados Britons Dagenham London the Barbados Police Service

Subjects

Barbados GPE · 3× London GPE · 3× Miraldie Ndunzi PERSON · 3× Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola PERSON · 2× Dagenham GPE · 2× the Barbados Police Service ORG · 2× Briton NORP · 1× Britons NORP · 1× Ndunzi PERSON · 1× the Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit ORG · 1×

Narrative

Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola, from Dagenham, east London, Barbados Police Service mugshot Miraldie Ndunzi, of Stor Road, east London, was arrested by the Barbados Police Service on September 29 Following his arrest, he was charged with possession, trafficking, intent to supply and attempting to export cocaine.
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Claims (9 extracted, 2 hedged)

Two Britons have been arrested in Barbados over a plot to smuggle more than $1million of cocaine. asserted
Britons → arrest → cocaine
Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola and Miraldie Ndunzi, both from east London, were arrested by the Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit on September 29. asserted
Oduola → arrest → September
The 19 and 22-year-old were both charged with possession, trafficking, intent to supply and attempting to export cocaine after police reportedly found them with the Class-A drug. uncertain
police → charge → drug
According to the Barbados Police Service, the amount of suspected cocaine the teenager from Dagenham was seized with is estimated to be worth $1.17million Bajan dollars. uncertain
teenager → accord → Dagenham
Fellow Briton, Miraldie Ndunzi, of Stor Road, was arrested with 23.6kg of suspected cocaine, police said. asserted
police → arrest → cocaine
The force added that the amount has 'an estimated street value of one million, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars ($1,180,000.00) Barbados currency'. In the UK, the quantity of cocaine Ndunzi was accused of attempting to export has a value of £444,000. asserted
Ndunzi → add → 444,000
Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola, from Dagenham, east London, Barbados Police Service mugshot Miraldie Ndunzi, of Stor Road, east London, was arrested by the Barbados Police Service on September 29 Following his arrest, he was charged with possession, trafficking, intent to supply and attempting to export cocaine. asserted
he → arrest → cocaine
The pair appeared at District B Magistrates' Court in Horse Hill, St Joseph, on October 2. asserted
pair → appear → October
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: 'We are providing consular assistance to two British nationals detained in Barbados and are in contact with the local authorities.' Do YOU have a story? Email Joshua.Haining@dailymail.co.uk asserted
YOU → say → Joshua.Haining@dailymail.co.uk
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