A statement by Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi yesterday, in Abuja, said based on credible intelligence, one of the suspects was on May 6, traced to Akpaka Forest, Onitsha, where he was found with 250 Grammes of skunk in retail sachets.
He said in a different raid at Ogbunike area of the state, the NDLEA officers on May 7, arrested another PWD with 160.3 Grammes of Tramadol 225mg and 100mg.
He said 80 suspected Diazepam pills of Diazepam, 38.23 grams of suspected Exol 5 and 176.93 grams of suspected Skunk were also recovered during the operation.
“In Kwara State, the NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu on Friday, intercepted a commercial vehicle and in the course of a search, one of the passengers, a PWD was found with 6.3 Kilo Grammes of skunk concealed in a brown school bag,” he said.
He further said operatives of a Special Operations Unit in NDLEA also on Friday, raided a Lekki Lagos mansion used as stash house.
Babafemi said 4,000 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of imported cannabis weighing 2,326 kilograms with a street value of over N5.8 billion were recovered.
“Also seized from the house located at 36 African Lane, Lekki Phase 1, include two Mercedes benz buses and different designer sachets used in packaging the illicit substance for retail distribution,” he said.
He added that another suspect was arrested with 129 Kilo Grammes of suspected skunk at Nyanya Karu, Nasarawa State on May 4.
“NDLEA operatives on patrol along Okene/Lokoja highway in Kogi State, also on Friday, equally intercepted a white commuter J5 bus heading to Abuja.
“A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 76 jumbo bags of suspected skunk weighing 766kg and the arrest of three suspects.
“In an operation at Ijora Badia area of Lagos, NDLEA officers on May 6, raided a makeshift skuchies production factory where two suspects were arrested.
“They were caught in the act of cooking cannabis and mixing the same with other illicit substances.
“A total of 270 litres of already produced skuchies and 106 grams of Tramadol 225mg were recovered from them,” Babafemi said.
He said with the same zeal, commands and formations of the agency across the country have continued their War Against Drug Abuse, (WADA), sensitisation activities in schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others.
According to him, this includes WADA enlightenment lectures for students and staff of Ta’al Model Secondary School, Lafia, Nasarawa; Federal College of Education, Ilawe Ekiti; traditional rulers in Udi LGA, Enugu, among others.
Babafemi quoted the NDLEA chairman, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) as commending the officers and men of the SOU, Anambra, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa and Lagos states’ commands of the agency for the arrests and seizures, charging them to maintain the current tempo. (NAN)
