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Wednesday 12 October 2016

NDLEA Arrests Suspects With N2.5bn Worth Of Drugs Concealed In Packs Of Cereal, Foodstuff, Industrial Fillers




Image result for The Cross River State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it has arrested two suspected drug barons in The-Ikom Trans International Highway.

The Cross River State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it has arrested two suspected drug barons on Yahe-Ikom Trans International Highway.
It said the suspects were nabbed for  possessing  76.050  kilogrammes of Methamphetamine and 100.1 kilogrammes of Ephedrine, worth N2.5 billion.

The Commander, Mrs. Anthonia Edeh, told reporters in Calabar yesterday that the suspects, Mr. Azuka Emmanuel, 55 and Ndubuisi Okafor, 23, were caught in a commercial bus with the drugs.
She said NDLEA operatives on stop-and-search recovered the drugs concealed in a cereal pack, while the Ephedrine was found inside foodstuff packs and five industrial fillers.
Edeh reiterated the command’s commitment to rid the state of drugs. She hailed the officials.
The commander solicited the cooperation of the public to fight drug dealers.
She urged the people to be mindful of Methamphetamine, which she described as harmful.
Mrs. Edeh enjoined the government to assist it in logistics, to enable it traverse the nooks and crannies.
She said the suspects would be arraigned at the Federal High Court as soon as investigations were concluded.
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