The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a drug kingpin with large consignments of Loud and Colorado, narcotic substances, in Ekiti.

In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi described the illicit consignment as the single largest seizure of Loud and Colorado, two strong strains of cannabis.

He stated that NDLEA operatives, acting on credible intelligence, raided Nova Street, located behind New Creation School, Ado-Ekiti, on August 29.

Mr Babafemi said this was where 5.3 kilogrammes of Loud and Colorado, as well as 2.5 grammes of Methamphetamine, were seized from a 42-year-old drug kingpin, Ajayi, a.k.a Atiku.

Also, Mr Babafemi said NDLEA operatives on patrol on Ewu-Auchi road, Etsako West LGA, intercepted 64,250 pills of opioids, mainly Tramadol, in Edo State.

He said the drugs were concealed in a commercial bus coming from Onitsha, Anambra State, and going to Okene, Kogi State.

The NDLEA spokesman said a suspect, aged 36, was arrested in connection with the seizure.

Mr Babafemi said two other suspects, aged 45 and 35, were arrested on August 27, when NDLEA operatives raided Queen Elizabeth, Aponmun Reserved Camp, in Ondo State.

He said 117.5kg of processed cannabis and seeds were recovered from them.

Similarly, 164 kilogrammes of skunk were recovered from the base of a suspect in the Mushin area of Lagos.

Mr Babafemi said the suspect was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Saturday, August 30.

He quoted the NDLEA chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, as commending the officers and men of Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, and Edo, commands of the agency for the arrests and seizures in the past week.

Mr Marwa also applauded their compatriots in all commands across the country for intensifying WADA sensitisation lectures and advocacy messages in every part of their areas of responsibility.

(NAN)