NDLEA Arrests 39 In Abuja, Seizes US, Dubai-Bound Drugs At Lagos Airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Nigeria-based Congolese, Kandigu Kadi, and a Nigerian, Makowulu Ebuka Anthony, for attempting to export controlled and illicit drugs to the United States of America (USA) and Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE).
While Kandigu was arrested on Tuesday, May 31, at the NAHCO export shed for attempting to export 2.100kilogrammes of pentazocine injection, Makowulu was picked on Friday, June 3, in connection with attempt to export parcels of Cannabis Sativa concealed in cereals packs to Dubai through the SAHCO cargo shed.
Spokesperson for NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, yesterday, said investigations revealed that the pentazocine consignment was being sent to Kinshasa, Congo, while a similar package containing 200 bottles of pentazocine injection intercepted a week earlier at the airport was heading to the United States.
Makowulu was reportedly caught with eight parcels of cannabis weighing 2.90kg concealed in Nutribom Cereals cartons among other natural packs of the cereal, as part of a consolidated cargo meant for different people in Dubai.
Babafemi also stressed that anti-narcotics officers in Edo State have intercepted 10,280 tablets of tramadol, 2000 tablets of Diazepam, 300 tablets of Swinol, 5000 tablets of Axol and 10 bottles of codeine based syrup in Irrua area of the state, while also destroying 5.301713 hectares of cannabis farm in Oke forest, Ovia North East Local Council, as part of efforts to disrupt all cannabis planting activities for the season in the state.
He also disclosed that NDLEA operatives on Friday, June 9, raided Tsohuwar Kasuwa area of Potiskum town in Yobe State, where a notorious drug dealer, Usman Alhaji (a.k.a NEPA) was arrested and 22 blocks of Cannabis Sativa recovered from him.
Similar operations, he said, were carried out by NDLEA in Abuja where no fewer than 39 suspects were arrested across drug joints raided in parts of the Federal Capital Territory and different quantities of assorted illicit drugs recovered from them, in the past week.
He listed areas raided between Saturday, June 4 and Saturday, June 11 to include; Apo Mechanic (Cashew forest), Apo NEPA, Tora Bora, Gishiri junction, Jabi park, Jabi forest, Jabi Gidan Bola, Deidei area, Rugga area, City Gate, Sabon Lugbe, Basa village and Airport road.
Babafemi said the raid, which continues across Abuja, is a joint operation between the FCT Command of the Agency and the Chairman Monitoring Special Task Force to rid the Capital Territory of the activities of drug dealers and peddlers.
Meanwhile, the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the officers and men of MMIA, Edo, Yobe and FCT Command as well as the C-MSTF for their resilience.

He charged them and others across all commands to remain vigilant and committed to the collective goal of saving Nigeria from the drug scourge.