NDLEA in harvest of seizures, no fewer than eight suspects arrested

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency operatives in Benue state on Thursday, July 4, intercepted a consignment of 350 grams of cocaine at a check point along Enugu road, Otukpo.

Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman said the illicit drug was concealed in an MP3 speaker sent as a waybill parcel, stating that a follow up operation at Flight Motor Park in Otukpo led to the arrest of the owner, 25-year-old Odeh Anthony.

Babafemi added that NDLEA officers on a stop and search operation along Ngurore – Yola road in Adamawa State on Wednesday 3rd July arrested a Chadian, Yves Ahmat Gali in a commercial bus coming from Kano to Yola.

He added, “The suspect was found with a loud speaker used to conceal 20 compressed blocks, and nine plastic containers of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 5.200kg.

In Kano, operatives on July 3 arrested a youth corps member, Yusuf Abdulrahman, 25, at Corpers Lodge, in the Sumaila area of the city with 1.250kg of Loud, while in Osun state, the head of Akarabata community in Ile-Ife, Ba’ale Ige Babatunde, 50, was on Friday July 5 arrested with fresh cannabis plants that weighed 5kg.

“Two suspects –  Monday Ali, 49, and Jimoh Alewi, 37 –  were arrested when NDLEA operatives raided Ikota forest in Ifedore LGA, Ondo state where a total of 42,500kg cannabis was destroyed on 17 hectares of farmland, while 73.5kg of same substance was recovered for the prosecution of the suspects during a five-day operation that ended on Monday 1st July.

“In the FCT, Abuja, NDLEA operatives on Saturday July 6 arrested the duo of Sanusi Mamman, 28, and Usaini Ibrahim, 20, in a vehicle along Abaji- Gwagwalada with 1,132 bottles of codeine syrup; 13, 540 pills of tramadol; 50,000 pills of diazepam and 59 pills of rophynol.

“The suspects claimed they were bringing the opioids from Onitsha, Anambra state.

“With the same drive, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued the War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, sensitization activities in schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week.

These include: WADA enlightenment lecture for students of Community Grammar School (Junior), Aroro, Ibadan, Oyo state;  students of Candy Secondary School, Agu Awka, Anambra state; students of Community High School, Umuida, Enugu Ezike, Enugu state; students of School for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Kofar Nasarawa, Kano State and  WADA sensitisation lecture organized by Zone M Zonal Command of NDLEA at Sabo motor park, Kaduna, among others.

The  Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd) noted their drug supply reduction efforts balanced with WADA sensitization activities while he charged them and their compatriots across the country to maintain the tempo.