NDLEA foils Beninese’s attempt to smuggle drugs into Nigeria, arrests 72-year-old woman in Delta

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 26-year-old Beninese, Vode Jean-Luck, while trying to smuggle 69 balls of skunk, a strain of cannabis, from Benin Republic into Nigeria.

The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Babafemi said the Beninese was intercepted at the Seme border area of Badagry in Lagos State on Tuesday, June 24.

Babafemi stated that a notorious drug dealer, Mary Bolanle Oladele (a.k.a Iya Nafi), was also arrested on Wednesday, June 25, when NDLEA operatives raided her base in Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State where various quantities of skunk, tramadol, and flunitrazepam were recovered from her.

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He added that a 72-year-old woman, Christy Ejaro, was arrested by NDLEA operatives at Niger CAT area of Warri, Delta State on Tuesday.

Babafemi revealed that several sachets of skunk packaged in retail size were recovered from Ejaro.

While commending the officers of the anti-drug agency for the arrests and seizures, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), equally commended them for ensuring a fair balance between their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.

The Star