Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, ( NDLEAS) has arrested one 80-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Adebayo, her 19-year-old granddaughter, Funmilola Adebayo and two other ladies in Akure, the Ondo state, for allegedly selling assorted illicit drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol and skuchies.
The suspects were arrested following intelligence-based raids and follow up operations on their locations on Sunday 2nd May, 2021,the agency said,adding that over 192kilogrammes of cocaine and other psychoactive substances were recovered from the suspects while the octogenarian, her granddaughter and two others were nabbed.
General Mohamed Buba Marwa,the Chairman of NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa has directed the acting Commander, Ondo state command of the agency, Callys Alumona to smoke out other members of the drug cartel on the run.
Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media & Advocacy of NDLEA, disclosed that the grandma and her granddaughter were arrested at about 6:30am 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,
Also recovered from them were two deep freezers and a TVS motorcycle.
He said:“On the same date, at about 1:30pm, a raid carried out at Rate Hotel, Care Street, in Akure South LGA led to the arrest of 25-year-old Tessy Mathew from whom 33kilogrammes of skuchies were recovered. Following her preliminary interrogation, a follow up operation was immediately carried out, leading to the arrest of 25-year-old Blessing Adesida in Oshinle area of Akure South LGA.
Recovered from her include: skuchies-3kg and cannabis-7grammes.
According to the state’s acting Commander of the Agency, Callys Alumona, other members of the two drug cartels have been on the watch list and efforts to arrest them ongoing.
