No fewer than 110 drug dealers were arrested in nine states across the country when their hideouts were raided, dismantled and assorted illicit substances seized by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the past week.
In Lagos, notorious drug joints in Maza Maza, Alakija, Festac Town, Amuwo Odofin, Oluti, Isheri roundabout, and Igando were raided on Thursday and 16 suspects were arrested.
A statement by the spokesman of the NDLEA, Demi Babafemi said, seven others were equally arrested in different locations in the Lekki area of the state.
He said, no fewer than 17 suspects arrested by men of the 149 Battalion (Rear), Nigerian Army Cantonment, Ojo, were also transferred to the Agency for further investigation.
Seized from the suspects are different quantities of Cocaine, Heroin, Tramadol, Methamphetamine, Diazepam, Cannabis and other psychoactive substances.
Babafemi said the arrest of a 19-year-old female drug dealer, Mngunengen Achir arrested in Benue state with 5.5kg Cannabis and 112grams of Diazepam last Wednesday took a disturbing twist when other members of her cartel abducted a retired NDLEA personnel from that community who they assumed was still a serving officer, took him to a forest and demanded the release of the suspect in custody before their victim would be freed.
The statement said the raid of the house of a drug kingpin in Ruga area of Mararaba, Karu LGA, in Nasarawa led to the recovery of 30 bags of cannabis weighing 362.5kg while in Akwa Ibom state, three male suspects were arrested on 6th October during a raid of drug joints in Oron area with over 25 kilograms of drugs seized.
In Ondo, a notorious drug dealer at Ogbani-Oja Okitipupa, Okitipupa LGA, Adedugba Adeyemi, a.k.a Oyinbo, was arrested in his fortified den, where different quantities of Cocaine, Heroin and Skunk were recovered, while seven others were arrested in some drug joints in other parts of the state.
In Kano, one Shamsuddeen Muhammad was arrested with 21.6kg cannabis, well-concealed inside empty cartons, while in Oyo State, no fewer than 12 persons were arrested at drug joints raided and dismantled across the state.
In Kwara, no fewer than 38 suspects were arrested and 29.585kg assorted drugs including Cocaine, Meth, Tramadol, Diazepam and others recovered from them across seven drug joints in Lafiagi and in Rivers, at least three persons were arrested from drug joints in Oyigbo and Kara oil mill area of the state on Saturday 9th October.
In a related development, more than 5kilograms of Methamphetamine and Cannabis concealed insoles of ladies shoes, body cream and auto spare parts heading to Australia, Pakistan, South Korea, and Hong Kong have been intercepted in four courier firms in Lagos by narcotic officers in the Directorate of Operation and General Investigations, DOGI, of the Agency.
In his reaction, Chairman and Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig – Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended the officers and men of the nine-state commands for taking the battle to the doorsteps of the drug cartels within the communities and in the forests.
He charged them and their colleagues in other commands to remain resilient as they continue with the offensive action against the narco-syndicates.
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