The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested 43 drugs dealers and consumers of illicit substances, while 137.55 kilograms of assorted drugs including Cocaine, were Seized.
According to the Agency’s spokesman Femi Babafemi, in Nasarawa state, the operatives backed by a detachment of soldiers from the 177 battalions of the Nigerian Army, Keffi, raided notorious drug joints located in Kara Masaka, Ruwa Ruwa Uke, Abattoir at the border with FCT, Filing Bala, Masaka U-Turn and other Flashpoints for two consecutive days; on the 5th and 6th August 2021 and arrested 41 suspects, while cocaine, cannabis Sativa, cough syrup with codeine, Rohypnol and tramadol weighing 65.250kg were recovered from them.
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Cannabis planted by the drug dealers in the adjoining bushes were also destroyed while all the stalls in the drug markets were dismantled and set ablaze.
Also in the early hours of Monday, 9th August 2021, the operatives of the Ondo state command of the Agency, raided Odopetu area of Akure, in Akure South local government area of the state capital, where a 44-year-old Mrs. Folake Ademola, was arrested as her husband escaped, A total of 65.950 kilograms of Drugs Recovered from them.
These include: 65.400kg of cannabis sativa; skunk – 500grams; loud- 16grams and Colorado- 34grams.
While In Benue state, a 34-year-old Iornum Emmanuel, was arrested at the NDLEA Aliade checkpoint on Sunday 8th August 2021 with different quantities of assorted illicit drugs, which include; tramadol -500grams; diazepam- 1.5kg and exol 5- 7.9kg.
(Edited by Tunde Orebiyi)
