A trans-border drug dealer, Pastor Anietie Effiong, has been arrested with three drums of crystal methamphetamine, locally called Mkpuru Mmiri, believed to have been imported from India.
This was revealed by the spokesperson of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
He said that the consignment was weighing 90 kilograms and loaded into a commercial bus with registration number RSH 691XC at Ojuelegba in Lagos.
Mr Babafemi said the consignment was intercepted during a stop and search operation along Umuahia – Ikot Ekpene highway on Saturday August 6.
He said the dangerous drug packed 30kg in each drum was meant for Pastor Anietie Okon Effiong, who was arrested in a follow up operation at Oron beach in Oron.
He also added that the recovered Meth drums were meant for onward delivery to Cameroon.