27th August, 2023
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted efforts by transnational drug cartels to move a consignment of 117 grams of ketamine neatly concealed in a pair of leather male slippers being shipped to Indonesia.
The operatives also foiled efforts of the cartels to export 2.14 kilograms of skunk clinically hidden in the walls of a local wooden drum.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said NDLEA operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, attached to courier firms in Lagos achieved the feat.
He also disclosed that in Kwara State, operatives on patrol along along Jebba – Minna road on Tuesday 22nd August, intercepted a commercial truck conveying goods from Lagos to Katsina with 37.5kgs of cannabis sativa hidden among other items.
Babafemi said the driver, Abdulazeez Usman and his assistant, Halidu Musa were arrested for further investigation.
“Similarly, In Yobe state, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 23rd August intercepted an ash colour Sharon Galaxy vehicle marked AKK 484 XA along Potiskum-Gombe road coming from Baissa, Kurmi local government area of Taraba state.
“Three suspects in the vehicle: Ya’u Yahuza, 30; Yahaya Muhd, 29, and Tanimu Salisu, 20, were arrested with 133 blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 62kgs.
“Operatives in Edo on Thursday 24th August stormed the Uzebba forest in Owan West local government area of the state, where they arrested Esazobor Ohioze, 33, with 54.3kgs cannabis recovered from a hut while a total of 2.995696 hectares of cannabis farms were destroyed,” he said.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) while commending the efforts of the officers and men of the agency, charged them and their colleagues across the country to intensify their drug supply reduction operations and equally balance that with drug demand reduction activities.