NDLEA nabs 80 year old woman, grand daughter, 2 others with drugs in Ondo
An 80 year old woman, Mrs. Mary Adebayo, her 19 year old grand daughter, Funmilola Adebayo and two other ladies have been arrested in Akure, the Ondo state capital by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for selling 192kg of assorted drugs.
It was gathered that their arrest followed intelligence-based raids on their locations last Sunday.
NDLEA Director, media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi said the drugs recovered included cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol and skuchies.
“Also recovered from them were two deep freezers and a TVS motorcycle.
“On the same date, at about 1.30pm, a raid carried out at Rate Hotel, Care Street, in Akure South LGA, also led to the arrest of 25 year old Tessy Matthew, from whom 33kgs of skuchies were recovered”.
According to him, following the preliminary interrogation of Matthew, a follow-up operation was immediately launched leading to the arrest of another 25 year old, Blessing Adesida, in Oshinle area of the LGA, from whom 3kgs of skuchies and 7gms of cannabis were recovered.
Babafemi quoted the acting NDLEA Commander, Callys Alumona, saying that other members of the two drug gangs had been on a watch list and efforts to arrest them were ongoing.
Reacting, Chairman, NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), directed the acting commander, Ondo State Command, Callys Alumona, to launch a manhunt for other members of the drug gang who were on the run.
