Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a snake-guarded shrine reportedly used to store illicit drugs in Igor community of Edo.
In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson,
said the operatives had detected a specially constructed large hole in a wall
covered with wallpapers and fetish objects.
Babafemi said different quantities of illicit substances
such as methamphetamine, loud, colorado and arizona, with a total weight of
8.743kg, were pulled from the deep hole.
“At least, two ladies: Sonia Chinonso Ezumezu and Risikatu
Tijani were arrested during the intelligence-led operation on Tuesday 18th June
2024 after the big black snake guarding the shrine was demobilized,” the
statement reads.
The spokesperson said NDLEA operatives also raided the Usen
forest in Ovia south-west LGA, Edo state on June 22 where 209kg cannabis and a
motorcycle were recovered.
Two suspects, Obi Ferguson and Ernest Abanum, were arrested.
“Meanwhile, NDLEA officers in Lagos have intercepted a
carefully packaged consignment of 8.2 kilograms of methamphetamine at a motor
park in Mazamaza, Ojo area of the state,” the statement reads.
“The highly addictive
illicit substance, also called ice or crystal meth, was packed in imported
Dunkin’ turtle love chocolate wraps and then concealed in the casing of three
loud speakers.
“A 39-year-old suspect, Michael Odiomume who was sending the
consignment to Owerri, Imo state was promptly arrested on Wednesday 19th June
at the park.
“In Abuja, operatives on Tuesday 18th June intercepted a
white Nissan Frontier pick up vehicle with amber lights and fake registration
number of a security agency at Kiyi village in Kuje area of the FCT.
“The vehicle was loaded with 454 compressed blocks of
cannabis sativa, weighing 340.8kg procured at Uzeba, Edo state.
“A 76-year-old
grandfather, Mr. Francis Omofa, linked to the consignment was arrested. He
claimed to have been in the illicit drug business for 10 years.”
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