NDLEA arrested a driver on Sunday, July 17 on Abuja-Kaduna Highway with 157,000 tablets of Diazepam weighing 37.5kg.
NDLEA’s spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated on Sunday in Abuja that a follow-up operation on the same day led to the arrest of the actual owner of the consignment in Katsina.
He stated that another suspect was arrested also on July 17 in Kano after his consignment of 2,500kg of rubber solution (solvent) locally called Shalisha was intercepted in Kaduna.
“In Abuja, four persons were arrested over 345.4kg cannabis seizures in the FCT.
“Three of them were arrested at Jabi Park on Monday, July 18 with 77.7kg of Indian hemp, while a fourth was arrested with 267.7kg of the drug at DeiDei area on Saturday July 23.
“In Sokoto, a suspect was arrested with 20,100 tablets of Rohypnol inside a commercial bus coming travelling from Onitsha, Anambra,’’ he stated.
Babafemi added that bottles of Codeine Syrup weighing 15.2kg and 400grams of Rohypnol tablets were recovered from the same vehicle.
“In Anambra, a suspect was arrested with 76 cups of Arizona, 172 sachets of skunk, 82 pinches of methamphetamine, 20 sachets of “Loud’’ and 10 wraps of Colorado when his base, Loren Hostel, Ifite, Awka, was raided by operatives on July 21,’’ he added.
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