The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 80-year-old grandpa, businesswoman, couple and Chadian woman in Edo, Kogi, and Rivers States operations.
The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said this on Sunday in Abuja.
Giving the breakdown, Babafemi said NDLEA operatives in Rivers State arrested the 80-year-old grandpa for dealing in illicit substances.
He said the Octogenarian was found in possession of 800 grammes of skunk at the time of his arrest at Ahoada on Tuesday, July 14.
Meanwhile, a Chadian woman and her Nigerian accomplice were nabbed in Lagos following the seizure of 50,000 pills of tramadol 225mg intercepted in Kogi State on Sunday, July 12.
Babafemi said the consignment was eventually linked to the two suspects who were traced to Lagos and arrested in the Apapa area of the state.
Similarly, two consignments of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, with a combined weight of 4.70 kilograms have been intercepted at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos.
Babafemi said the cargoes which arrived at the Lagos airport from Canada in cartons with ‘Odugwu’ boldly written on them came aboard British Airways flight and Ethiopian Airlines flight on June 24 and July 3 respectively.
“Two cargo agents linked to the shipments were initially arrested following which another suspect who showed up to take delivery of the consignments from a logistics company was also nabbed.
“A 44-year-old businesswoman who is the actual owner of the consignments was eventually arrested on July 7 in collaboration with the Area C Command of the Nigeria Police, Surulere Lagos.
“The suspect who claimed she is into printing business said her friend who lived in Canada introduced her into the criminal trade.
Meanwhile, in Edo state, a couple were last Monday arrested following a raid of their illicit drug warehouse along Sapele road, Benin City.
Babafemi said 22 bags of cannabis sativa weighing 219.5kg and compressed blocks of Canadian Loud with a gross weight of 192.67kg were seized.
