NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drugs Meant For Bandits Africa

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have Intercepted drug consignment billed to be delivered to bandits in Zamfara and Kebbi states.

NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said 45-year-old Yusuf Yahaya was arrested on Christmas eve along Lagos-Ilorin expressway with 31.00kg of compressed cannabis in a commercial bus coming from Ibadan, Oyo State to Kebbi State.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that he supplies illicit drugs to bandits in Kebbi and Zamfara axis,” the NDLEA stated.

The NDLEA also intercepted a Qatar-based businessman, Agu Evidence Amobi, and Uchegbu Onyebuchi Obi with consignments of psychoactive substances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos.

Babafemi said while Amobi was arrested on Saturday 30th December at the departure point of terminal 2 of the MMIA on his way to Doha, Qatar on a Qatar Airways flight, Obi was taken into custody same day following the seizure of a consignment of 72,000 pills of tramadol 225mg, which he attempted shipping to Kano on a local flight.

Amobi who claimed he has been living and working in Doha, Qatar for over 10 years was caught with 1.30kg cannabis sativa concealed in a bag of foodstuff.

He claimed he bought the substance in Enugu to deliver in Doha to enable him raise enough funds to pay his rents in Doha and Nigeria and school fees of his three children.

In the same vein, NDLEA operatives at the domestic wing of the airport intercepted a carton containing a total of 72,000 pills of tramadol 250mg with a gross weight of 38.50kg.

This was closely followed with the arrest of Uchegbu Onyebuchi Obi who brought the consignment to the airport for shipment to Kano.