Juliana Francis
A notable producer of new psychoactive substances has been arrested by Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The producer, Akuskura, Qasim Ademola was arrested by anti-narcotic officers who intercepted 26, 600 bottles of the illicit substance meant for distribution across Northern states.
The Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi explained that the consignment was seized on Thursday 15th September along Zaria-Kano road, Gadar Tamburawa, Kano while the 39-year-old proprietor from Akinyele LGA, Oyo State and three of his distributors were arrested in follow up operations.
Similarly in Kogi State, operatives on patrol along Okene-Abuja Expressway on Saturday 17th September intercepted a J5 vehicle coming from Onitsha Enroute Kaduna-Zaria with 18 pieces of pump action rifles and 1,300 cartridges, while the two suspects conveying the arms and ammunition, Chukwudi Aronu, 51, and Shuaibu Gambo, 23, were arrested.
“Another suspect, Anthony Agada, 37, conveying 1,000 cartridges, was equally nabbed in a bus coming from Onitsha to Abuja the same day, while 1,404 bottles of codeine syrup and 2,040 ampoules of pentazocine injection were seized from another vehicle coming from Onitsha Enroute Sokoto, with the receiver, Stanley Raymond, 39, and the sender, Shadrack Ifediora, 46, arrested in follow up operations in Sokoto and Anambra respectively,” said Babafemi.
