Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have raided some eateries in Jos, the Plateau State capital where freshly baked cakes made with Cannabis Sativa were recovered in addition to 48.726 kilograms of assorted psychotropic substances.
Some of the drug joints raided include KNL Lounge located along Lamingo Road and another branch along Mining Quarters, Rantya Low Cost Estate, as well as Tuscany Lounge on Azaki Ave, all within Jos metropolis.
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In a statement signed by the Agency’s Director of Media, Femi Babafemi, the operatives also recovered, psychotropic substances in the following quantities totalling 48.726 kilograms :
a) Barcadin Codeine 14 kilograms;
b) Flunitrazapem
355.5 grammes;
c) Tramadol 370.1 grammes;
d) Exol-5, 30 kilograms;
e) Diazepam 2.5 kilograms
f) and Pentazocine 1.5 kilograms
So far, 5 persons have been arrested in connection with the seized drugs in Jos, the Plateau state capital
The Enugu state Command of the Agency has equally raided the Nsukka axis of the state capital where a 28-year-old lady, Oodo Ndidiamaka was arrested with 80.23 grammes of Cocaine and 3.81 grammes of Methamphetamine over the weekend.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Niger State Command of the Agency have arrested a 24-year-old 400-level student of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Abel Godwin Idio for selling 2 strong variants of Cannabis, Arizona and loud, concealed in textbooks. He was arrested in Gidan Kwano within the vicinity of the University.
Abel was arrested on Friday, April 30 with 2 other suspected traffickers; Yahaya Joshua and Yahaya Audu.
The duo were arrested the previous day along Mokwa-Jebba road with 32 kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
