NDLEA seizes illicit drugs hidden in noodles in Bayelsa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three men between 27 and 44 years old in Bayelsa for trafficking in psychoactive substances hidden in noodles.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi stated in Abuja on Sunday that two of the three men were arrested at Swali Jetty, Yenagoa, on March 27.
He added that psychoactive drugs recovered from them were 73.425kg of codeine, molly, tramadol and diazepam.
“The third suspect was nabbed at Amasoma, Yenagoa, in a follow-up operation. The drugs were concealed in jumbo sacks and conveyed to Swali Jetty in a tricycle,’’ he stated.
The NDLEA also arrested two suspects at Orile Imo, Ogun, on March 29, and they had 137 blocks of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp weighing 71kg.
Mr Babafemi also stated that in Taraba, NDLEA recovered 39,980 pills of tramadol from a 33-year-old suspect in Lankaviri village. Also, NDLEA operatives arrested a 29-year-old man in Wukari on March 28 with 131kg of Indian hemp.
“In Abia, NDLEA operatives arrested a 28-year-old man on Friday, March 29, at Akara Ahuba, in Isuikwuato Local Government Area.
“Recovered from him were 46.65kg of Indian hemp and different quantities of tramadol, methamphetamine and Rohypnol as well as N71,500 monetary exhibit,’’ Mr Babafemi added.
(NAN)
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