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NDLEA captures 7.6 tons of illegal drugs and detains 24 suspects across eight states
Twenty-four suspected drug traffickers and dealers were apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in eight states. Among the arrests was a 42-year-old man caught transporting concealed opioid pills to insurgents’ enclave in Banki, Borno state.
Additionally, a six-month-pregnant woman and three other women were among those arrested in Anambra, Abuja, Kano, Ondo, Edo, and Lagos. These details were disclosed in a statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday.
The statement revealed, “A total of 24 suspected drug traffickers and dealers including a 42-year-old man taking thousands of concealed opioid pills to insurgents’ enclave in Banki area of Borno State, a six-month-pregnant lady, a mother of three children and three other women have been arrested in major interdiction operations by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, leading to the seizure of over 7,609Kg of assorted illicit drugs in eight states.
“The majority of the seizures took place in Nasarawa State where NDLEA operatives intercepted a truck marked Lagos JJJ 64 YC carrying 367 jumbo bags of cannabis sativa weighing 4,037Kg on Sunday, February 4, originating from Akure, Ondo state to be delivered at Shabu area of Lafia, the state capital. Three suspects: Shuaibu Yahaya Liman, 35; Monday Audu, 33, and Linus Samuel, 42, have been arrested in connection with the seizure.
“The following day, Monday, February 5, operatives in Abuja, FCT arrested Jibrin Shuaibu, 23, and Prosper Innih, 17, with 169 bags and 80 blocks of compressed cannabis sativa weighing 1,961.5kgs cleverly hidden in a truck with registration number Ogun WDE 557 XC. The truck was intercepted during a stop-and-search operation along Abaji – Abuja highway on their way from Uzeba to Dei-Dei, FCT.
“In another operation by NDLEA operatives in Abuja on Tuesday February 6, a suspect, Abdulhameed Dauda, 27, was apprehended with 89Kg of the same psychoactive substance loaded into his truck in Owo, Ondo state to be delivered at Gwagwalada in FCT.
“On the same day, operatives also intercepted another a driver, Hassan Ade, 30, transporting 696.5kg of the same substance loaded in Idoani, Ondo State to be delivered at Gwagwalada and Dei-Dei in FCT. A subsequent operation led to the arrest of a mother of three children, Joy Chukwuka, 42, linked with the consignment.”
The statement added that apart from the seizure of 633.5kgs of cannabis at Eleyere, Ogbese in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, NDLEA operatives also recovered 59 jumbo bags of the same substance loaded in a truck marked GAD 287 XA heading to the Northern part of the country.
It was mentioned that detergents were sprayed on the cannabis bags to suppress the odor of the psychoactive weed, while 192 packs of table water were loaded on top to conceal the illicit consignment.
The statement further added, “Not less than 187kgs of the same substance were seized by operatives at Sapele road, Benin, Edo state. In Kano, NDLEA officers arrested 58-year-old Bashir Attahir in Bachirawa area of the state with 216,000 pills of tramadol 250mg. Another suspect, Ejike Moses Nmenme, 47, was nabbed the following day Tuesday, February 6, with 25,190 capsules of tramadol and various quantities of Rohypnol and codeine syrup along Emir Road, Sabon Gari area of the city. The duo of Yusuf Abdullahi Musa, 35, and Yusuf Musa, 28, were apprehended at Gadar Tamburawa, with 1,000 ampoules of tramadol injection on Thursday, 8th February.
“In Borno state, a 42-year-old suspected supplier of illicit drugs to insurgents in Banki, Ahmad Mohammed, was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Friday, 9th February at Bama checkpoint. When his luggage was searched, 20,000 capsules of tramadol were recovered from him while on his way to deliver the opioid consignment in the border town.
“A six-month pregnant woman, Amarachi Akaolisa, 25, and another lady, Ifeoma Iheanyi, 21, were among six suspects arrested for dealing in illicit substances in Oraifite and Umuni-Evili, Aguleri, Anambra state. Others nabbed include Okwuchukwu Chukwuka; Onyedika Ngwu; Ekene Hyginus and Nzomiwu Ikechukwu. Recovered from them were over 6 kilograms of cannabis, tramadol, diazepam, and codeine syrup in raids conducted by NDLEA operatives between Tuesday, 6th and Thursday, 8th Feb in parts of the state.
“In Lagos, two ladies: Boluwatife Adebayo and Omolade Fola Adebayo were among suspects arrested during raids in parts of the state on Saturday, 10th February. While Ogah Sunday Adole and Boluwatife Adebayo were arrested at Agidingbi, Ikeja, in connection with 220grams of cannabis, 10.6 liters of codeine syrup, and other psychotropic substances, Omolade Fola Adebayo was detained at Ijesha with various quantities of cannabis, codeine syrup, Rohypnol, and molly.”
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