Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency [NDLEA] say they have arrested two young ladies who sell Indian hemp cup cakes.
This was contained in a statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters, Mr. Femi Babafemi, on Sunday.
The statement reads in part: “In Kwara state, a fresh graduate Khadijat Abdulraheem, 24, and a 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, Ayomide Morakinyo were on Sunday 29th December 2024 arrested by NDLEA operatives at Tanke-University of Ilorin road, Oke Odo, Ilorin based on credible intelligence that they were producing and selling drug laced cupcakes to students in the community.
“When their apartment was searched, 42 pieces of drugged cakes were recovered from them.”
In the same vein, not less than 316,800 bottles of codeine-based syrup were recovered from two containers by NDLEA officers at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers State, during a joint examination of the shipments with men of Nigeria Customs and other security agencies on Tuesday 31st December 2024.
“The seizure followed credible intelligence processed by the Port Harcourt Port Command of the Agency,” Babafemi stated.
While commending the officers and men of MMIA, Lagos, Kano, PHPC and Kwara Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) stated that their operational successes and those of their compatriots across the country especially their balanced approach to drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts are well appreciated.
