The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has arrested a 76-year-old man, Osagie Robert, for importing drugged chocolates and cookies from Canada to sell in Edo State.
The agency said it also arrested a fake security agent, Godwin Ilevbare, a.k.a. Edwin Agbon, for the same crime.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement yesterday, said the septuagenarian, a grandfather, popularly called Old Soldier was arrested on Friday, January 7, 2022, in Egor, Oredo area of the state during a controlled delivery of a consignment shipped into Nigeria through a courier company.
He said soon after Godwin signed for the consignment, undercover operatives embedded in the courier firm arrested him at his apartment in Benin city on Tuesday, January 4.
Babafemi said the consignment, which emanated from Canada, contains Colorado brand of Cannabis concealed inside chocolates and cookies weighing 6.491kilograms, while the drug cookies and chocolates weighed 5.566kg and 0.383kg respectively.
The statement read, “The consignment, which emanated from Canada, contains Colorado brand of Cannabis concealed inside chocolates and cookies weighing 6.491kilograms, while the drug cookies and chocolates weighed 5.566kg and 0.383kg respectively.
“In a related development, a 48-year-old Iloduba Augustine, a passenger of Ethiopian Airline that arrived Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was on new year eve arrested and placed on observation during which he confessed to have swallowed 58 pellets of cocaine out of which he excreted 48 pellets which were delivered to a Kenyan while on transit in Addis Ababa for a fee of N1million.
“He said he continued his journey to Nigeria with the remaining 10 pellets in his stomach, which according to him, he intended to sell in Lagos. The wraps of cocaine were later excreted at 10:40am on New Year day, January 1.
“In Niger State, 23-year-old Simon Richard, a 500 level student of the Department of Agric Economics and Extension, Federal University of Technology, Minna was arrested at Gidan Kwano Talba road, Minna with different quantities of Loud and Tramadol on Thursday 6th Jan, while in Benue state, a 21-year-old lady, Shidoo Ben was arrested with 14 pinches of crack cocaine at Jada Hotel, Otukpo on Friday 7th January. She traveled from Abuja to sell the drug in Benue.
“This is even as a raid in Jigbele Lota Camp, Owo area of Ondo State led to the recovery of 598kg cannabis and the arrest of Chukwuemeka Azi on Thursday 6th Jan.
“In Ogun State, two suspects: Mrs. Ajoke Samuel, 60, and Ogundairo Taye, 37, were arrested in Itaka and Odo Eran areas of Abeokuta North with different quantities of cannabis sativa, just as Ibrahim Adamu and Yahaya Mohammed were nabbed with 81kg Cannabis along Ilorin-Jebba Expressway on Tuesday 4th January.
“In Plateau State, three siblings: Emmanuel Ngyang Jajoang; Timothy Ngyang Jajoang and Markus Ngyang Jajoang were arrested on Thursday 6th January at Kwakwi Village, Riyom LGA with different quantities of Cannabis and a locally made pistol.
“At least, two suspects: Sunny Daniel and Joseph Chukwube were arrested in different parts of Rivers State with quantities of Methamphetamine; Heroin; Cannabis Sativa and Cocaine as well as N364, 500 cash on Thursday 6th January.
“In Delta State, NDLEA operatives supported by soldiers on Wednesday 5th January raided a warehouse in Abbi town, Ndokwa West LGA, where two variants of Cannabis; Loud and skunk weighing 56.5kg believed to be imported from a neighbouring country as well as two suspects: Miss Lillian Echicheli and Collins Uzokwe were seized.”