NDLEA arrests drug traffickers in Adamawa, Abuja, others

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested four notorious drug dealers in Konkol and Belel areas of Adamawa State for retailing Tramadol and importing Diazepam into the country.

The arrested suspects are Kabiru Ahmadu, Eric Emil, Abdulmumini Bapetel, and Alphonsus Yusuf.

The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, made this known via a statement issued and made available to The Star on Sunday.

Babafemi noted that a total of 59.018kg of Tramadol, Diazepam, Exol-5, Cannabis Sativa, and two jerry cans of formalin substance (Suck and Die) were recovered from the arrested suspects.

He added that about 4,010 ampoules of pentazocine injection were seized on Friday when a commercial vehicle with registration number Sokoto RBA 220 XA was intercepted along Yawuri-Kebbi road in Kebbi State, while two suspects, Muktar Yunusa, 26, and Lukman Aliyu, 30, were arrested.

“A raid operation in Oko-Olowo area of Ilorin on Tuesday 26th July led to the arrest of Onaolapo Zakariyau, 50, with 79kg Cannabis Sativa.

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“Also in Abuja, no fewer than 90 blocks of cannabis (48.2kg) and 700grams of methamphetamine were intercepted at the Jabi motor park while at least a suspect has been arrested in connection with the drug exhibits.

“And in Kano, 51 suspects were arrested in a raid at Sky restaurant in Nasarawa area of the state on Friday 29th July. The suspects were caught with various quantities of cannabis and codeine-based cough syrup,” the NDLEA spokesman said.

In his reaction to the arrests and seizures, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the anti-narcotic officers for their vigilance and commitment.

Marwa further urged them and their colleagues across the country not to rest on their oars but remain resolute in pursuit of the agency’s goal of ridding Nigeria of illicit substances.

The Star