Grandpas arrested for drug trafficking in Abia, Ekiti

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, person arrested 2 aged men, aged 83 and 78, successful abstracted operations successful Abia and Ekiti states arsenic portion of a nationwide crackdown connected illicit cause trafficking.

The arrests were disclosed connected Sunday successful a connection by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.

According to the agency, the 83-year-old suspect, Pa John Ofiel, was apprehended connected April 28 during a raid astatine Samek country by Powerline successful Aba, Abia State, pursuing credible intelligence.

Officers reportedly recovered 700 grams of skunk, a strain of cannabis, packaged successful retail sachets. The fishy claimed helium was antecedently a shoemaker earlier engaging successful the cause trade.

In a akin operation, NDLEA operatives successful Ekiti State arrested a 78-year-old man, Ogunjobi Samuel, connected April 30 astatine his residence connected Owode Street, Ilupeju-Ekiti. About 350 grams of skunk were allegedly recovered from him.

In Oyo State, 2 women — Rebecca King, 24, and Olaniyan Opeyemi, 31 — were arrested successful transportation with the seizure of 1.925 kilograms of Colorado, a synthetic cannabis. King was intercepted on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway connected April 29, portion Opeyemi was arrested successful a follow-up cognition astatine Iwo Road, Ibadan, arsenic she attempted to person the consignment.

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