NDLEA recovers illicit drugs in Lagos shrine, underground storage

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered bags of ‘Ghanaian Loud’, a strain of cannabis weighing 2,760kg, at the Igbo-Igunuko shrine, located at Alfa Beach, Ajah, Lagos.

NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday that the drugs were recovered on Friday while two suspects, Gbenga Abiodun and Sunday Abiodun, were arrested.

He said another suspect, Ademola Oyelakin, was also arrested the same day with 770kg of the same psychoactive substance along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Also, 11,786 pills of tramadol, molly, Rohypnol and diazepam, as well as 64 bottles of codeine syrup, were recovered on Friday from an underground storage, allegedly dug by a suspect, Mohammed Abdullahi.

Mr Babafemi said the suspect allegedly dug the storage in his bedroom at Marwa Coastal Road, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.

“The suspect dug the illicit drug storage deep in his room, covered it with padlocked iron slate, a rug and then put his mattress on top to avoid detection,” he said.

In another development, a suspect, Fadan Bindom, 39, was arrested at Pilgani village of Plateau in possession of 65.85kg of cannabis and 18 grammes of tramadol.

Mr Babafemi said another suspect, Sunday Agbata, 42, was nabbed at Pavwei – Rayfield, Jos South LGA, with 5,830 tablets and ampoules of bromazepam, diazepam and pentazocine injection on Wednesday, October 23.

Also, an alleged distributor of illicit drugs in FCT Abuja, Umar Muhammed, 40, was, on Monday, October 21, nabbed following an earlier seizure of a consignment of 198.5kg cannabis linked to him at Wuse Market Park.

In Edo, NDLEA operatives recovered 640kg cannabis concealed in 80 jumbo bags of fresh vegetables at Ewu junction, Irrua, Esan Central LGA of the state.

Mr Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives arrested a suspect, Austin Oruamen, 27, while another suspect, Adereti Kazeem, 35, was nabbed with 200 blocks of cannabis weighing 133kg at Obalayan, Ile-Ife, Osun, on Thursday, October 24.

(NAN)