Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an 80-year-old woman, and her granddaughter, 19, for possessing cocaine and heroin in Akure, Ondo State.
Femi Babafemi, director, Media and Advocacy, of the NDLEA disclosed this in a statement today.
The woman, identified as Mrs. Mary Adebayo, and her granddaughter, Funmilola, were apprehended with 192 kg of cocaine and other drugs in their home in Akure, Ondo State.
According to Babafemi, two other ladies were also arrested alongside the woman and her daughter for trading illicit drugs including cocaine, heroin, tramadol, skuchies, methamphetamine and swinol.
The NDLEA operatives in Ondo State raided their locations on May 2, 2021. The Agency said: “During the early morning raid, the following were recovered from them: Skuchies – 149kg, cocaine – 11gm, methamphetamine 17gm, heroin – 3gm, cannabis Sativa – 4.914kg, swinol – 8gm and tramadol – 49gm.
“Also recovered from them were two deep freezers and a TVS motorcycle.
“On the same date, at about 1:30 pm, a raid carried out at Rate Hotel, Care Street, in Akure South LGA, also led to the arrest of 25-year-old Tessy Mathew, from whom 33kgs of skuchies were recovered.”
Babafemi further stated that a follow-up operation was immediately launched following preliminary interrogation of Mathew.
The follow-up operation led to the arrest of another 25-year-old, Blessing Adesida, in Oshinle area of the LGA.
The NDLEA recovered 3kg of skuchies and 7gms of cannabis from Adesida during the raid.
In the same development, Babafemi said operatives of the Adamawa Command of the NDLEA had also arrested 58-year-old victor Chinedu Anwanya, and 47-year-old Femi Abiodun.
Both suspects were found with 80 blocks of compressed cannabis Sativa, weighing 76kgs.
These substances were concealed in three white sacks and tucked in the booth of a Toyota Avalon car.
The state Commander of the NDLEA, Idris Bello, added that the arrest of the suspects took place about 6:30 pm on Monday, 3rd May 2021, in Mayo Belwa town, Mayo Belwa LGA, Adamawa State.
“They took off from Auchi, in Edo State. Also recovered from them was a fake Police Warrant Card bearing the name of Chinedu Anwanya with the rank of a DSP,” he said.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Muhammad Buba Marwa, commended the operatives from Ondo and Adamawa and enjoined them to keep up with the good works.