Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a notorious drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin, who is physically challenged and uses his wheelchair as a cover to deal in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in a statement said that the suspect was arrested at his base in Afuze, headquarters of Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, following credible intelligence.
“As at the time of his arrest, a wooden box used to conceal illicit substances including 18 pinches of methamphetamine, one block and 71 wraps of cannabis, was recovered from him,” Babafemi said.
In other interdiction operations in Edo State, NDLEA operatives on Monday 6th November recovered 42 bags of cannabis weighing 480kgs from a camp in Aviosi forest in Owan West LGA, while the Utese forest in Ovia North East LGA was also raided the same day with 231.5kgs of the substance recovered and a cannabis farm measuring 0.778960 hectare destroyed.
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Moreso, in Adamawa State, operatives on patrol along Ngurore-Yola Road on Thursday 9th November intercepted a Toyota Corolla car with the number plate, TZG 97 KY, loaded with 30, 899 Tramadol 225mg and 100mg pills concealed inside the body compartments of the car.
The driver found in possession of the drug exhibits, Sani Samaila (a.k.a Isa Male) aged 25, said he was delivering the consignment from Jalingo, Taraba State to Yola, Adamawa State.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the efforts of the anti-narcotic officials, urging them not to relent in ridding the country of illicit drugs.
