43 drug dealers arrested in fresh raids in Ondo, Nasarawa, Benue

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have launched fresh raids in Nasarawa, Benue and Ondo States where no fewer than 43 dealers and consumers of illicit substances were arrested and 137.55 kilograms of assorted drugs recovered during the offensive action.

In Nasarawa State, NDLEA operatives backed by a detachment of soldiers from 177 battalion of the Nigerian Army, Keffi, raided notorious drug joints located in Kara Masaka, Ruwa Ruwa Uke, Abattoir at the border with FCT, Filing Bala, Masaka U-Turn and others for two consecutive days.

At least, 41 suspects were arrested and assorted drugs such as cocaine, cannabis sativa, cough syrup with codeine, rohypnol and tramadol with a total weight of 65.250kg recovered from them during the raids, the Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi has said.

Cannabis plants planted by the drug dealers in the adjoining bushes were destroyed while all the stalls in the drug markets were dismantled and set ablaze,

In the same vein, operatives of the Ondo state command of the agency in the early hours of Monday, raided Odopetu area of Akure in Akure South local government area of the state capital, where a 44-year-old Mrs Folake Ademola was arrested while her husband escaped arrest.

Recovered from their home, Babafemi said to include: 65.400kg of cannabis sativa; skunk 500grams; loud- 16grams; Colorado- 34grams, bringing the total of drugs seized from them to 65.950 kilograms.

In Benue State, a 34-year-old Lornum Emmanuel was arrested at the NDLEA Aliade checkpoint on Sunday with different quantities of assorted illicit drugs, which include; tramadol -500grams; diazepam- 1.5kg and exol 5- 7.9kg.

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