80-year-old grandpa arrested with meth, others in Ekiti: NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 80-year-old grandpa during a special raid operation at Mosafuneto camp, Erinmo Road, Efon-Alaaye, Ekiti.
NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday that operatives arrested the suspect on March 26 with 2.2kg of suspected skunk and 1.8 grammes of suspected methamphetamine.
He also said 894.72kg of the same psychoactive substance was seized from another suspect when an uncompleted building was raided by officers at Ogbese in the Akure North area of Ondo State, the same day.
He further said that not less than 116.7kg of suspected skunk was recovered from a suspect during a raid operation at Pevi village, Guma LGA, Benue, on March 24.
The NDLEA spokesman also said that, on March 23, operatives uncovered a warehouse in Ekpoma town, Esan West LGA.
He said this led to the arrest of a suspect and the seizure of 576.5kg of suspected skunk and 33 bottles of codeine-based syrup.
“Similarly, in Taraba, NDLEA officers acting on credible intelligence on March 24, intercepted a truck marked DUT 457 ZB.
“The truck was conveying 100 blocks of compressed suspected skunk weighing 135 kilogrammes concealed in bags of animal feed from Garbachede to Gombe. Two suspects were nabbed in connection with the seizure,” he said.
He added that the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) social advocacy activities by NDLEA commands have continued across the country.
Mr Babafemi said the activities include WADA sensitisation lectures delivered to students and staff of Community Secondary School, Itigidi, Abi LGA, Cross River, and Government Girls Secondary School, Yola, Adamawa, among others.
(NAN)
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