A suspected notorious major illicit drugs supplier, Chibuike Apolos, has been arrested by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, during an early morning raid of his hideout at Mbausi, in Isialangwa North area of Abia state on Wednesday.
In a statement signed by the Agency’s Media Director, Femi Babafemi, Apolos has been on the wanted list of the NDLEA Abia state Command, since February 2021.
This followed the arrest of one Chima Ukeleonu, a suspect behind the viral video in January 2021, showing a young man hawking illicit drugs on the streets.
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With the arrest of Apolos, the Abia State government has also marked his house which served as his hideout for demolition.
According to the Anti-Drug Law Agency, Apolos was arrested in possession of 10 bags of cannabis weighing 100kg, 1.6 grammes of cocaine, 1 gramme of heroin and 5 grammes of methamphetamine.
He was also reported to be one of the major suppliers of illicit drugs in Abia State, especially in the Isialangwa communities.
In similar case, the Taraba State Command of the Agency has arrested 61-year-old Lawan Gambo Umar, for trafficking 58.50kg of cannabis sativa.
The suspect was taking the skunk concealed inside sacks of beans chaff, used to feed animals to Fune in Yobe state, when the NDLEA operatives intercepted him.
Reacting to the arrests, the Chairman of the NDLEA, Buba Marwa, commended both Abia and Taraba Commands of the agency for the seizures and arrests and urged them to sustain the tempo of the offensive action, to rid the country of illicit drug substances.
Edited by Tunde Orebiyi
