Dembele Ousmane has been arrested with 32,400 capsules of tramadol 225mg concealed in factory-packed buckets of custard. Dembele Ousmane
The Malian was arrested by officers of the Directorate of Seaports Operations on the 5th of December while attempting to travel to Mali via boat at Ebute-Ero Jetty in Lagos.
Fifteen drug dealers were also arrested at the Akala notorious drug hub in the Mushin area of Lagos.
The 15 drug dealers including two ladies were arrested with 1,400kgs of cannabis Sativa among other illicit substances such as heroin, methamphetamine, and 320 bottles of codeine syrup recovered from them during a raid of the area on Friday 9th December.
Another raid of the popular Idumota business district of Lagos Island on Saturday 10th December led to the seizure of 35,014 pills of tramadol, diazepam, Rohypnol, and 21.2 liters of codeine syrup while a targeted notorious dealer is still on the run.
In Ondo state, operatives on Tuesday 6th Dec. stormed a sharp corner, Ipele forest in the Owo area of the state where they arrested Rotimi Oyekan and Precious Aluju with C/S weighing 903.3kgs, while another team of NDLEA officers arrested Babatunde Oluyara at Igbotako area of the state, with 168.5kgs of the same substance; 6kgs of monkey tail and various quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.
In Kebbi state, two suspects: Austine Julius and Sale Yakubu were arrested on Sunday 4th December along Yawuri-Kebbi road in a loaded Dyna Truck with 117 bags of Cannabis Sativa weighing 1,070 kilograms concealed under bags of oranges. The following day, Monday 5th December, another set of two suspects: Abdullahi Bala and Ibrahim Wade were intercepted along Koko- Kebbi road in a Dyna Truck loaded with 114 bags of the same substance weighing 1,140 kilograms concealed under crates of soft drinks.
A raid operation in Abbi town, Ndokwa West LGA, Delta State led to the arrest of a pregnant 30-year-old dealer, Aniekem Evelyn, with 1,161kgs of C/S recovered from her warehouse.
Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy for NDLEA confirmed all the arrests and seizures on Sunday.
