The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 42-year-old cripple, Lucky Aigberenmolen, who was trading in illicit drugs in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.

The cripple was arrested with 1.3kg of Cannabis Sativa and 10 litres of Monkey Tail.

This was disclosed via a statement issued by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, April 23.

Babafemi said another 46-year-old suspect, Mary David, was arrested at Ugbegun, Esan Central LGA of Edo State with four litres of Monkey Tail, while one Osagiede Stephanie, aged 19, was nabbed at the Ekpoma area of the state with various quantities of Colorado, Methamphetamine, and Molly.

He noted that 50kg of cannabis stored in a bush ready for distribution was also recovered by the NDLEA officers in the Irrua area of Edo State.

Babafemi added that a notorious drug dealer, Sunday Ishaku Emzor, popularly known as Lalas, who was convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in 2010 for drug offences, was arrested for drug dealing in Hayin Gada, Imburu Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

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The NDLEA spokesperson revealed that Emzor was arrested at Hayin Gada where he went to supply 1.650kg cannabis to an undercover operative on Thursday, April 20.

He stated that the suspect’s Yellow Press Cub motorcycle used for supplying illicit drugs and cash of N78,120 suspected to be proceed of the illegal business were recovered from him.

“While two suspects: Adeshina Olalekan and Christopher Joel, were arrested at Lektop hotel, Igbeba, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, with 39 litres of Skuchies, as well as various quantities of tramadol, and rophynol, operatives in Imo State intercepted a female suspect, Ijeoma Anyiam Loreza, 40, at Orogwe, Owerri North with 70 blocks of Cannabis Sativa weighing 30kg.

“A notorious drug dealer in Okitipupa area of Ondo State, Mathew Obateru, 42, has also been taken into custody after different quantities of Cocaine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Colorado and Loud were recovered from him.

“In Taraba, a suspect, Mohammed Usman was arrested on Monday 17th April in connection with the seizure of 10,009 pills of tramadol,” Babafemi added.

Commending the anti-narcotic officers for the excellent job done, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), charged them and their compatriots across the country to continue to raise the bar of professionalism in the daily discharge of their responsibilities.

The Star