Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 22-year-old serving corps member, Mr. Arnold Maniru in Abuja for importing drugged candies from the United Kingdom.
The agency said in a statement that Maniru who serves with a government agency in Abuja, was arrested on August 28, 2021, following the interception of a consignment at the warehouse of a transport company.
The NDLEA said a controlled delivery of the parcel, which contains the candies laced with Arizona, a strong variant of cannabis and some liquid, was subsequently carried out.
Similarly, NDLEA said its operatives attached to courier companies in Lagos intercepted 1.2kg of cannabis concealed inside locally made cookies going to Dubai and 920 grams of cocaine hidden inside synthetic hair, with Saudi Arabia as destination.
Another 1.08kg cannabis concealed in spray cans going to Pakistan and 625grams of methamphetamine hidden in clothing heading to Australia were also seized.
Across the states, operatives also intensified arrests of traffickers and seizures of illicit drugs.
A total of 384.7kg of assorted narcotics being transported to the nation’s capital, Abuja for sale was intercepted and seized at patrol points in Lokoja, Kogi State on August 30 and September 2, 2021.
Also a truck marked AA 462 QAP, driven by a 50-year-old Danlami Dodo, coming from Onitsha, Anambra State, with the FCT as destination, was intercepted at a patrol point in Lokoja.
Upon a search, 1,975 bottles of cough syrup with codeine weighing 282kg; 199 packets of Exol-5 tablets weighing 75.4kg; 250 packets of diazepam tablets weighing 15.4kg; Cannabis Sativa weighing 5.9kg; and 1 packet of ketamine injection, all weighing 378.7kilograms, packed in sacks and cartons were discovered.
Also on September 2, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number Lagos MUS 716 XK, coming from Ojota, Lagos to Abuja was stopped and searched at the Lokoja patrol point, where 6kg of Arizona was found sealed in cartons and stuffed in a white sack.
In Rivers State, one Obey James was arrested during a raid with 4.2grams of heroin; 1.9grams of cocaine and 5.4grams of methamphetamine while in Niger state, two suspects; Eze John and Michael Ifediegwu were arrested along Zungeru-Tegina Road with 18kg of exol 5; 2kg of tramadol and 1000 ampoules of pentazocine injection, all going to Kontagora in the state.
In Kano, a drug dealer, Chiduzie Ibegbunam, was arrested with 16.8grams of cocaine and 0.6grams of heroin while 158,000 monetary exhibits were found on him.
In Nasarawa State, 22 suspects were arrested and 43.9kilograms of illicit drugs seized when operatives raided notorious drug joints in Gadabuke forest, Toto area council and Down base/timber shed both in Nasarawa local government area.
In Borno State, one Caleb Okezuonu was arrested with 352 bottles of codeine syrup and 876 tablets of rohypnol during a raid.
