NDLEA arrests housewives, school teacher for Drug trafficking in Lagos
The operatives of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested one Mrs. Sylvester Onome, a pregnant woman, after 800grams of skunk were allegedly discovered concealed in two small radio sets she was sending to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The suspect was arrested at the NAHCON export shed of the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State,
Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA spokesperson, in a statement on Sunday, confirmed the incident, saying the suspect was arrested on Monday, January 30, 2023.
“Another housewife, Mrs Okpara Chizoba, was arrested at her residence at 37, Obashola Street, Ijesha, Lagos, on Friday, January 27, following the seizure of 300g of skunk hidden in a bag of crayfish she was sending to Dubai, UAE, through a freight agent.
“In the same vein, operatives at the SAHCO export shed of the airport on Thursday, January 26, intercepted a sack of new clothes going to Sierra Leone.
“During a thorough search of the consignment, a parcel of white crystalline substance that tested positive to methamphetamine with a gross weight of 1kg, as well as 300g of skunk and 100g ecstasy were recovered. A freight agent, Mfonabasi Joseph, was already arrested in connection with the seizure,” Babafemi added.
Babafemi also said that a 40-year-old secondary school teacher, Sani Isah, was arrested by operatives in the Jekadefari area of Gombe State on Thursday, January 2, for dealing in a new psychoactive substance, Akuskura, saying 2,198 bottles of the substance concealed in six bags were recovered from him while he claimed to have started the illicit business in 2018.
