NDLEA nabs two ladies, two men over 16 tons illicit drugs in Lagos, Abuja | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ⚠️
The suspects include: 48-year-old Aro Aderinde, who was arrested in Lagos, on Sunday, October 16, by anti-narcotics officers who have been on his trail for weeks over his involvement in the export of 3,149kgs Cannabis sativa concealed in coconut fibres via container marked MSKU 1820587.
Another drug lord, Abdulkadir Mohammed, 47, wanted over the seizure of 5,640kgs Cannabis sativa at a warehouse in Chukuku area of Kuje, Abuja, was nabbed on Sunday, October 16, following the arrest of his wife, Saadatu Abdullahi, 35, who was found at the store when it was raided. In another operation, three suspects: John Paul, Liberty Rolland, and Aboki Stephen were arrested at Okpe in Akoko Edo with 55kgs of Cannabis sativa. About 127kgs of Cannabis sativa were seized and a suspect, Pius Okon John arrested, while 854kgs of the same substance were recovered when operatives raided Okpe forest where some Cannabis sativa farms were destroyed. Three suspects: David Obada, Blessing Okechukwu and Odoh Sunday caught with the 854kgs of Cannabis sativa were arrested.
This followed the arrest of Abel John and Helen James with 328.7kgs of Cannabis sativa at Gonin gora area of Kaduna, while 5,000 tablets of tramadol and 25,000 tablets of Exol-5 were recovered along Abuja-Kaduna express road. In the same vein, a suspect, Yahaya Musa, was arrested on Sunday, October 16, at Tashar Yari, Kaduna, with over 30,000 tablets of tramadol, diazepam and exol-5.