NDLEA Arrests 3 Suspected Suppliers of Illicit Drugs to Terrorists, Bandits

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in its continued fight against drug trafficking has thwarted attempts by suspected suppliers of illicit drugs to terrorists and bandits in Borno and Yobe State.

The drugs, concealed in engine compartment of a Mercedes Benz jeep and a lady’s travelling bag were intercepted by operatives of the anti-narcotic agency on stop and search operations in the two states.

The Director of Media and Advocacy of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement made available to ThelensNG on Sunday.

Babafemi explained that following weeks of intelligence in Borno, NDLEA officers on Saturday 27th of September arrested Baba Kaka Ibrahim, 26, at Njimtilo village while driving a Mercedes Benz GLK marked JRE 987 AE towards Damaturu road.

A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 39, 380 pills of tramadol 225mg and exol-5 stuffed in the engine compartment of the jeep.

Same day in Yobe State, NDLEA operatives intercepted a lady Halima Adamu along Damaturu-Maiduguri road, where 39 parcels of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 1.4kg were found concealed inside the casing of her travelling bag.

A swift follow up operation led to the arrest of another lady linked to the consignment, Habiba Muhammad, at her Baga road, Maiduguri home.

Meanwhile, two suspects: Aliyu Sani, 27, and Yahaya Tata, 26, were on Saturday 27th of September arrested by NDLEA operatives along Zaria – Kano road, Gadar Tamburawa, Kano State with 30,030 pills of tramadol seized from them.

In Kaduna, a suspect Adedamola Olayeni, 56, was on Monday 22nd of September arrested with 404 blocks of skunk weighing 262.6kg at the Abuja – Kaduna tollgate. The consignment was found in his Honda Pilot jeep marked MKA 499 TT, coming from Osogbo, Osun state and heading to Katsina State.

Another suspect, Zubairu Haruna, 30, was on Wednesday 24th September found with 506grams of methamphetamine at the Gwantu – Fadan Karshi check point, Kaduna while a follow up operation in Gombe State led to the arrest of the actual receiver of the consignment Babangida Mohammed, 25.

Also, NDLEA operatives in Abuja on Tuesday 23rd of September arrested one Opeyemi Ogundipe, 40, with 2.1kg Colorado along Abaji- Gwagwalada expressway.