NDLEA arrests 10 alleged drug traffickers in Abuja

Operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) have arrested 10 on-line drug traffickers within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

That is contained in an announcement by NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi in Abuja, NAN studies.

Babafemi mentioned {that a} younger girl and her boyfriend in addition to eight others had been arrested, and various medicine recovered from them.

He mentioned that the primary suspect, a 28-year-old, offered illicit substances via an Instagram account; Ese’sOvenSecret.

Babafemi mentioned a comply with up operation at her residence led to the seizure of 400 grams of Arizona weed, which she makes use of in baking the brownies.

“Additional investigation led to the arrest of 1 Iyama Patrick, with 450g of Arizona weed.

“One other on-line drug trafficker, Peter Nkejika was arrested on Monday twenty fourth Could 2021, following an arrest of a dispatch rider with some amount of ‘Loud’, a extremely psychoactive variant of hashish.

“Every portion of loud prices N30, 000 and the rider was caught with 17 parts for supply.

“5 dispatch riders and a woman, Dolapo Benjamin, who runs a door-to-door distribution of drug-based edibles had been arrested whereas six dispatch bikes concerned in door-to-door drug distribution had been seized.

“Additionally seized from them had been assorted medicine; cocaine, crack, ecstasy, skunk, brownies and loud, which is essentially the most wanted hashish on the town,” Babafemi mentioned.

He additional revealed that three individuals had been additionally arrested after 30 compressed parcels of hashish had been intercepted whereas two extra dispatch bikes had been seized.

In response to him,the medicine weighing 105.5kg had been seized alongside Gwagwalada-Abuja street in a luxurious bus.