Six hundred and sixty one alleged drug traffickers and users were arrested as officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency raided infamous drug joints in Lagos, Abuja, Benue, and other regions of the country.
Those arrested includ a fake policeman, a fake soldier, and a member of the National Youth Service Corps.
According to Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, varied illicit drugs weighing over 153, 256.876 kg were either destroyed or seized during the operations.
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He said, “In Lagos, the notorious drug haven, Akala, in the Mushin area of the state, was on Friday, October 15, raided by a combined team of 70 NDLEA operatives and 30 soldiers in a joint operation codenamed, ‘Operation Still Waters.’ No less that 27 suspects were arrested, while various drugs such as cocaine, heroin, tramadol, rohypnol and cannabis, with a cumulative weight of 2,463.876kg were seized.
“A day earlier, the operatives also raided drug joints in Ojo and Maryland areas of the state, where six persons were arrested and different quantities of drugs seized.
This came following a recent raid on Alhaji Lasisi Street, Idioro, Mushin, and Okota in the state’s Oshodi-Isolo area, during which 12 individuals were apprehended and over 165kg of various illicit narcotics were confiscated.
The report read “In Ogun State, operatives on Friday, October 15, intercepted one Williams Esuabom, along the Ore-Sagamu Expressway with 562.5kg cannabis being conveyed in a Toyota Sienna, while in Benue State, narcotic officers in a joint operation with soldiers raided Lafia Park, where six suspects, including a youth corps member, Paul Ndubuisi, were arrested with different quantities of drugs.
“This came on the heels of the arrest of a suspected fake soldier, Abel John, along the Apir-Makurdi-Aliade Road with 3.5kg cannabis on Wednesday, October 13.
“In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, a suspected fake Assistant Superintendent of Police, Joshua Yusuf, who claimed to be serving in Kano, was arrested on the Gwagwalada Expressway, while conveying 45.5kg of cannabis.
Brig. Gen. Mohammed Marwa (ret.), Chairman and Chief Executive of the NDLEA, has urged for ongoing collaboration between the agency and other stakeholders, particularly the armed forces and other law enforcement agencies.
