By Kingsley Omonobi
Operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company, NDLEA, have arrested a infamous drug lord, 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, at Murtala Mohammed Worldwide Airport, Lagos, as he tried to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. The arrest capped months of intensive surveillance on his illicit operations.
NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi revealed that Azeez, beforehand arrested and charged in the UK, had jumped bail and fled to Nigeria.
“After settling in Lagos, he established a large clandestine laboratory in Lekki for producing Colorado, a lethal artificial hashish, and different unlawful substances,” Babafemi stated.
On the time of his arrest, he was accompanied by 43-year-old Abideen Kekere-Ekun.
The NDLEA dismantled the lab, seizing 148.3 kilograms of medication, together with laboratory tools and precursor chemical compounds.
The Company concurrently intercepted a number of large-scale consignments throughout the nation. In Lagos, officers recovered 105.5kg of Molly and 500 grams of methamphetamine. In Niger State, 87,000 tramadol tablets and 72kg of skunk had been seized.
Edo State operatives arrested 73-year-old James Ugbedo in a hashish plantation, destroying 1,459.75kg of skunk, whereas in Bayelsa, 70-year-old Consolation Odudu was apprehended with 5kg of hashish. In Kogi State, officers intercepted 7.6kg of Loud, a robust pressure of hashish.
Chairman of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), recommended the officers for his or her relentless work, describing the arrests as a part of an ongoing marketing campaign to dismantle drug trafficking networks.
“These operations ship a robust warning to drug barons hiding within the shadows: NDLEA, supported by native and worldwide companions, will proceed to trace and convey you to justice,” he stated. In the meantime, NDLEA continues its Struggle In opposition to Drug Abuse (WADA) applications nationwide.
, sensitizing faculties, workplaces, and communities to curb drug abuse and strengthen public consciousness.
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