The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully intercepted and confiscated large quantities of illicit drugs and substances during recent raids conducted in Ondo, Edo, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), News About Nigeria reports.
According to a statement released by Femi Babafemi, the spokesman for NDLEA, a total of 227kg of hemp was seized from Atoshi camp in Emure-Ile, Owo LGA, Ondo State.
The operation resulted in the arrest of two suspects believed to be involved in the illicit drug trade.
In Edo State, NDLEA operatives, acting on intelligence received on February 14, successfully intercepted a consignment of methamphetamine.
The illicit substance, weighing 0.966kg, was concealed inside a cassava-made local food item known as ‘Abacha’.
The consignment was being transported from Onitsha, Anambra State, to Lagos in a Toyota Sienna bus marked Anambra NZM 347 ZL.
The 42-year-old driver of the vehicle was promptly arrested in connection with the seizure.
On the same day, a separate team of NDLEA officers intercepted a Peugeot 406 space wagon car driven by a 47-year-old man on the Uromi road in Esan Northeast LGA.
A search of the vehicle led to the discovery and seizure of 865 bottles of codeine, 2,600 pills of tramadol, and 600 tablets of swinol and rohypnol.
Similarly, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), NDLEA operatives conducted raid operations in the Kubwa area, leading to the arrest of a 47-year-old and an 18-year-old.
The suspects were found in possession of 10.5kg of cannabis (Indian hemp), 13.5g of diazepam, and 2.9g of tramadol tablets.
The arrested suspects will face legal proceedings, and the NDLEA continues to encourage the public to provide information that can help in the fight against drug trafficking and abuse.
