National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) don arrest one 83-year-old woman wey court don convict before for drug offence, plus one South African woman for different operations wey involve plenty illegal drugs.
Di agency talk say dem arrest Uloma Uchechi Sunday on October 7 for her house wey dey Obingwa Local Government Area for Abia State. Dem allegedly find methamphetamine and Colorado, wey be one kind synthetic drug, hide around her waist.
Dem don arrest Sunday before for May 2025, together with her daughter, Chisom Uchechi, wey be 32 years old. According to di agency, both of dem plead guilty to drug offences, and court sentence each of dem to 12 months for prison or make dem pay ₦200,000 fine. Dem pay di fines and regain freedom.
For another operation wey happen for Port Harcourt International Airport, NDLEA officers arrest one South African woman, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, after dem allegedly find 32.74 kilogrammes of cannabis wey she hide inside two travelling bags.
For Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, officers intercept 354,000 tablets of tapentadol wey weigh 307.2 kilogrammes. Di drugs dey inside one shipment wey come from Pakistan. For another operation, dem discover 75.9 kilogrammes of Colorado inside cargo wey come from United Kingdom.
Di agency also report say dem seize plenty drugs for Cross River, Edo, Ondo, Taraba, Kano and Kaduna states. Di drugs include cannabis, tramadol, diazepam and other controlled substances.
For Plateau State, NDLEA officers raid one place for Jos and arrest Christian Chukwudi Uju, wey be 45 years old. During di operation, dem recover methamphetamine, two pump-action rifles, one locally made gun and ammunition.
According to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, di agency chairman, Mohamed Buba Marwa, praise di officers wey take part for di operations. E urge dem to continue di fight against drug trafficking and drug abuse.
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