By Michael Olugbode
An 80-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Adebayo, her 19-year-old grand-daughter, Funmilola Adebayo and two other ladies have been arrested in Akure, the Ondo State capital by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), for selling assorted illicit drugs.
The drugs they were caught with include cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol and skuchies.
According to a statement issued yesterday by the spokesman of the anti-drug agency, Mr. Femi Babafemi, a raid was made on their locations based on intelligence.
He said: “Following intelligence-based raids and follow up operations on their locations on Sunday, May 2, 2021, over 192 kilogrammes of cocaine and other psychoactive substances were recovered from the suspects while the octogenarian, her granddaughter and two other ladies; Tessy Matthew and Blessing Adesida were arrested.”
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Published 6 May 2021
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An 80-year-old woman, Mary Adebayo; her 19-year-old granddaughter, Funmilola Adebayo, and two other ladies have been arrested in Akure, the Ondo state capital, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for selling assorted illicit drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol and skuchies.
The agency said following intelligence-based raids and follow up operations on their locations on Sunday, May 2, 2021, over 192 kilogrammes of cocaine and other psychoactive substances were seized from the suspects.
The spokesman for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Wednesday that the octogenarian, her granddaughter and two other ladies, Tessy Matthew and Blessing Adesida, were arrested.
80-Year-Old Woman, Granddaughter, Others Arrested With 192kg Cocaine, Heroin, Others
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Wednesday, revealed that the suspects were arrested following intelligence-based raids and follow-up operations on their locations.
by Saharareporters, New York
May 05, 2021
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested an 80-year-old woman, her 19-year-old granddaughter and two other ladies for selling assorted illicit drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol, and skuchies.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Wednesday, revealed that the suspects were arrested following intelligence-based raids and follow-up operations on their locations.
He added that over 192kilogrammes of cocaine and other psychoactive substances were recovered from the suspects while the octogenarian, her granddaughter, and two other ladies; Tessy Matthew and Blessing Adesida were arrested.
The two other ladies arrested are Tessy Matthew and Blessing Adesida.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said on Wednesday in Abuja that due to the bust, the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), had directed the acting Commander, Ondo State Command of the agency, Callys Alumona, to launch a manhunt for other members of the drug cartel now on the run.
According to him, the grandma and her granddaughter were arrested at 6:30 am on Sunday at Ayeyemi Street, Akure South Local Government Area.
“During the early morning raid, the following were recovered from them: Skuchies- 149kg, cocaine-11grammes, methamphetamine-17grammes, heroin-3grammes, cannabis Sativa- 4.914kg, swinol -8grammes and tramadol -49grammes.
Views: Visits 6 An 80-year-old woman, Mrs Mary Adebayo, her 19-year-old granddaughter, Funmilola Adebayo and two other ladies have been arrested in Akure, the Ondo State capital, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEAS, for selling assorted illicit drugs including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and tramadol. Over 192kilogrammes of cocaine and other psychoactive substances were recovered from the suspects while the octogenarian, her granddaughter and two other ladies – Tessy Matthew and Blessing Adesida – were arrested. The grandma and her granddaughter were arrested at 6:30 am on Sunday at Ayeyemi Street, Akure south local government area. During the early morning raid, the following were recovered from them: Skuchies- 149kg, cocaine-11grammes, methamphetamine-17grammes, heroin-3grammes, cannabis Sativa- 4.914kg, swinol -8grammes and tramadol -49grammes. Also recovered from them were two deep freezers and a TVS motorcycle.