Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three suspects disguised in fake uniforms of security agencies with 427 kilogrammes of illicit drugs in Borno State and Abuja.
One Yakubu Kotri, impersonated a military personnel but was arrested on Wednesday, while driving a gulf car loaded with Cannabis Sativa weighing 208 kilograms, enroute Bama, Borno State.
Another suspect, Salisu Mohammed, was clad in the uniform of another security agency to traffic Tramadol to Bama. He was also nabbed by narcotic officers on patrol the same day.
Another impersonator, Dada Adekunle was arrested on Wednesday. He was in company of a 60-year-old accomplice, one Usman Isa, in Abaji area of Abuja with 15.843kg Cannabis. Another suspect, one Alfred Aminu was arrested at Gwagwalada with 20kg of same drugs, same day.
In a separate but related development, a commercial DAF truck with registration number GME 874 YX, coming from Onitsha, Anambra State to Mubi, Adamawa State was intercepted on Tuesday, along Jos-Bauchi Road. When closely perused, 7.8kg of 225mg Tramadol were recovered.
Same day in Yauri, Bauchi state, operatives arrested one Shaft’atu Abubakar with 174 kilograms of cannabis and 2.1kg Diazepam, while a suspected bandit, Usman Sani was arrested in Dan-Anacha town, Gasol Local Government Area of Taraba State, with two pistols and ammunition.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has commended officers and men of Borno, FCT, Plateau and Taraba State Commands for their vigilance and commitment.
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