NDLEA arrests 101-year-old woman retailing cannabis, recover cocaine concealed inside fufu
The agency said the seizures and arrests included 42.622kg of narcotics, 24,410 tramadol capsules and multiple suspects across several states.
- On August 15, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency operatives arrested 101-year-old Esther Ogunmabo in Ilisan, Ogun State, with 90 grammes of skunk after she allegedly retailed cannabis following a fire that destroyed her provisions shop.
- Ogunmabo reportedly told investigators her daughter in Lagos supplied the cannabis every four days; NDLEA Chairman Mohamed Buba Marwa directed bail and counselling due to her advanced age.
- In Akwa Ibom State, operatives intercepted a wooden boat on Friday, August 21, recovering 42.622kg of narcotics, with one suspect allegedly concealing 20 grammes of cocaine inside edible cassava fufu.
- The agency intercepted 1,090.5kg of Thai Loud at Apapa Port and 400kg at Lekki Deep Sea Port on August 21, marking the first recorded interception of illicit drugs shipped from Thailand through maritime corridors.
- On Saturday, August 22, NDLEA operatives intercepted 24,410 tramadol capsules in the Federal Capital Territory, leading to the arrest of 28-year-old Sunday Eze in Niger State as the agency continues War Against Drug Abuse campaigns nationwide.
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An old woman, whom the authorities claim to be 101 years old, was arrested in Nigeria on the charge of selling cannabis, in a case that attracted the public's attention, writes Monday BBC. Esther Ogunmabo, described as "a 101-year-old niece, was detained on Saturday in the state of Ogun in the south-west of the country, announced...
NDLEA arrests 101-year-old woman for allegedly selling drug
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 101-year-old great grandmother in Ogun State for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs. NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement, said its men equally intercepted cocaine concealed in edible cassava flour popularly known as fufu, and also seized a large consignments of Loud, a synthetic cannabis valued at over N4.4 billion at the Apapa and L…
NDLEA arrests 101-year-old woman for selling cannabis in Ogun
She reportedly told NDLEA operatives that she took up the drug trade after a fire destroyed her provisions shop. The post NDLEA arrests 101-year-old woman for selling cannabis in Ogun appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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