The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested two dipatch riders in Abuja and destroyed 75,544 kilogrammes of skunk in operations carried out across forests in Edo, Delta, Ondo, and Taraba States.
NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday that 14,233.37 kilogrammes of skunk were destroyed in four plantations measuring 5.69375 hectares at Ebule forest, Owan West Local Government Area(LGA), Edo on August 20.
“Similarly, in Delta, NDLEA operatives supported by the military destroyed a total of 25,500kg skunk on four plantations measuring 10.2 hectares in Emu-Obiogu community, Ndokwa West LGA on August 21.
“Also, in Ondo State, 25,025kg of the same psychoactive substance was destroyed on three farms with a combined measurement of 10.01 hectares at Asolo camp, Uso area of the state,” he said.
According to him, NDLEA operatives, in conjunction with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on August 20, destroyed 7,500kg of skunk on three hectares of farmland in the Dadin-Kowa village, Bali LGA, Taraba.
Mr Babafemi said 901kg of the same substance was evacuated from a warehouse in Uzebba in the Owan West LGA, Edo.
He added that a 54-year-old female suspect was arrested on August 19 in connection with the substance.
“Meanwhile, two dispatch riders were on August 21, arrested by NDLEA operatives during a stop-and-search operation in the Jabi area of Abuja for distributing illicit substances in the FCT.
“While a male suspect, 29, was caught with 300 milligrams of pentazocine injection, another 35-year-old suspect was nabbed with 8.64grams of skunk packaged for delivery,” he added.
He said various commands and formations of the agency across the country had continued their War Against Drug Abuse, sensitisation to schools, worship centres, work places and communities.
(NAN)