In a sustained efforts to outclass drug traffickers and barons, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 40ft trailer load of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms.
It was learnt that during the arrest, the drugs were being distributed into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station in Kagini, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja for onward distribution to some Northern states.
Disclosing this in Abuja on Sunday, the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said the intelligence-led operation, took place at 1:20am on Saturday, 11th January, 2025 leading to the seizure of not only the large illicit consignment but also the trailer and the six vehicles.
The vehicle types were given ad Toyota Van, Toyota Camry car, Toyota Sienna bus, JAC 4-wheel-drive Hilux truck, Toyota Corolla car and a Vento Passat car as well as the arrest of a suspect, a 42-year-old Isaac Monday Desmond.
The consignment was said to have been loaded into the trailer at Uzebba in Owan local council area of Edo State.
In another raid in the FCT, two suspects: Anthony Nnamdi, 42, and Abba Ali, 27, were arrested by NDLEA officers at Nyanya, where a combined 1.398kg cocaine and a precursor substance used in preparing crack cocaine were recovered from them.
While commending the officers and men of DOGI, FCT, PHPC, Lagos, and Kano Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd) stated that their operational successes and those of their compatriots across the country especially their balanced approach to drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts are well appreciated.
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