The Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) has arrested a 80-year-old grandpa, throughout a particular raid operation at Mosafuneto camp, Erinmo Street, Efon-Alaaye Ekiti.
This was contained in an announcement Sunday in Abuja, by the director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi.
Babafemi stated the NDLEA operatives arrested the suspect on March 26 with a complete of two.2kg of suspected skunk and 1.8 grams of suspected methamphetamine.
He additionally stated that 894.72kg of the identical psychoactive substance was seized from one other suspect, when an uncompleted constructing was raided by NDLEA officers at Ogbese, within the Akure North space of Ondo state the identical day.
He additional stated that not lower than 116.7kg of suspected skunk was recovered from a suspect, throughout a raid operation at Pevi village, Guma LGA of Benue on March 24.
The Ndlea director of media and advocacy additionally stated that in Edo, operatives on March 23, uncovered a warehouse in Ekpoma city, Esan West LGA.
He stated this led to the arrest of a suspect and the seizure of 576.5kg of suspected skunk and 33 bottles of suspected codeine-based syrup.
“Equally, in Taraba, NDLEA officers performing on credible intelligence on March 24, intercepted a truck marked DUT 457 ZB.
“The truck was conveying 100 blocks of compressed suspected skunk weighing 135 kilogrammes hid in luggage of animal feed from Garbachede to Gombe.
“Two suspects had been nabbed in reference to the seizure,” he stated.
He added that the Conflict In opposition to Drug Abuse (WADA) social advocacy actions by NDLEA instructions has continued throughout the nation.
He stated that the actions embody WADA sensitisation lecture delivered to college students and workers of Group Secondary College, Itigidi, Abi LGA, Cross River; and Authorities Ladies Secondary College, Yola, Adamawa amongst others.(NAN)