By Adenike Lawal
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested two elderly suspects in Edo and Bayelsa States and seized over 1.5 tonnes of cannabis.
In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said 73-year-old James Ugbedo was arrested inside a cannabis farm in the Igbeshi forest, Etsako East LGA of Edo State, where officers destroyed 1,459.75kg of skunk and recovered an additional 5.6kg ready for sale.
Similarly, 70-year-old Comfort Odudu was apprehended in Onopa, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with 5kg of cannabis.
The agency also intercepted 769kg of skunk along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, 175,000 opioid pills in Abuja, and 7.6kg of “Loud” on the Okene-Lokoja road.
NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd.), commended the operatives for their efforts and warned drug cartels that the agency will sustain its crackdown on traffickers nationwide.
