NDLEA Seizes 44,948kg of Drugs, 11 Vehicles in Lagos, Edo, Ondo

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in raids across Lagos, Edo and Ondo state have seized over 44,948.1 kilogrammes of illicit drugs, impounded 11 vehicles owned by the drug cartels and arrested eight suspects.

The spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement yesterday said a total of 7,687.8 kilogrammes of cannabis were destroyed in a warehouse in Ala forest, Akure, Ondo state.

He added that another 670 kilogrammes were evacuated last Saturday, with no less than 14,310.9 kilogrammes of same psychoactive substance razed on 5.7 hectares of farms in Ohosu/Ugbogui forest, Ovia South West local government area of Edo State last Tuesday.

During that particular raid, he said that five suspects, including 67-yearold Sunday Otulugbu; Agbayeogor Joshua, 39; Kelvin Ofuasia,45; Williams Peter, 37; and Kamaru Onimisi, 44 were arrested.

He said in another operation in Uzebba/Avbiosi forest last Thursday over 6,500 kilogrammes cannabis were destroyed on 2.6 hectares of farms where three suspects: Kabiru Idris, 36; Alaba Jimoh, 40; and Lekan Asobere, 35, were arrested.

Babafemi said 5,000 kilogrammes of same substance was razed in a warehouse in Okpuje forest, Owan West local government area by NDLEA operatives with support from the military last Friday

In Lagos, he said a well-coordinated operation last Wednesday led to the seizure of 10,534 kilogrammes (10.5 tonnes) of Ghanaian Loud, a strain of cannabis in Ajah area of the state where 11 vehicles were seized from the drug cartel.

“The recovered vehicles include: Iveco truck marked KRD 522 YE; Toyota sienna marked AAA 338 GL; Toyota sienna marked AAA 308 EP; Toyota sienna marked FKJ 381 JC; Nissan bus marked EKY 846 YG; Mercedes bus marked EPE 743 XT; an unmarked Iveco J5 bus; Toyota sienna marked LSD 744 GP; Toyota highlander SUV marked KTU 280 FN; Toyota sienna marked AAA 333 GH and Toyota sienna marked FKJ 208 HV,” the NDLEA stressed.

In another raid at Ago Palace way area of Lagos state last Friday, the agency said that a suspect, Miracle Obi was arrested with 1,006 ampoules of pentazocine injection; 50 tablets of tramadol 225mg; 89 bottles of codeine syrup and 2,360 ampoules of Diazepam injection.

Another suspect, Kareem Mustapha was earlier last Tuesday nabbed along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway with 25,000 pills of tramadol and 5,900 ampoules of pentazocine injection.