Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 24-year-old pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, and a cripple, Shehu Adams, with assorted illicit drugs in Agbede, Etsako West, Edo State.
Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
WithIN NIGERIA had reported that the NDLEA operatives had discovered consignments of Tramadol, Rohypnol, Ecstasy (designer drug), and Cannabis concealed inside winter coats and body cream bottles at the Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Friday.
The psychoactive substances were recovered at the new terminal of the airport on April 14, following the arrest of a passenger, Joshia Sunday, who was travelling on a Qatar Airline flight via Doha to Oman, Middle East.
Babafemi said a thorough search of the suspect’s two black bags led to the discovery of 4.80 kilograms of cannabis concealed in three winter jackets and various quantities of Tramadol, Rohypnol, Ecstasy (designer drug) hidden in bottles of body lotion.
“Meanwhile, a pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, 24, and a cripple, Shehu Adams, have been arrested by NDLEA operatives in Agbede, Etsako West LGA, Edo State, while over 14 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including cannabis, methamphetamine, tramadol and swinol were recovered from them on April 15.