The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Mr. and Mrs. Jesutofunmi Solomon, a couple for drug trafficking in Ogun State.

Femi Babafemi (spokesperson for the command) stated that operatives raided a warehouse at the Ogere LGA in Ikene LGA in the early hours of Saturday morning, November 12. They seized 273 jumbo bags containing cannabis Sativa, weighing 3,533 kgs (3.533 tons), from a couple.

This was on top of the seizure on Wednesday, 9 Nov of 176kgs C/S at Ogere Trailer Park and the destruction on Friday, 11 Nov of 15 hectares cannabis plantation in the Gbamgbam area of the state.

In the same vein, operatives in Osun state have raided a cannabis plantation at Obada sawmill, Owena Ijesa in Oriade LGA where they destroyed 1.2hectares, recovered 2,823kgs of processed C/S, and arrested 13 suspects on Sunday 6th November.

In Ondo, operatives seized 78kgs of cannabis from a dealer, Beauty Godwin at Ofosu along Benin-Ore express road, and another 264kgs from Abdul Rasheed Mohammed, and Abdul Rasheed Haruna at Sanusi camp 2 in Owo, while in Rivers state, anti-narcotics officers of the Agency arrested Damion Onuoha during a raid at Elele Alimini community, Emuoha LGA, where he was found with 1.6kgs of Methamphetamine as well as monetary exhibit amounting to six hundred and fifty thousand, seven hundred naira (N650,700.00).

A joint operation with the military at Habour road, Port Harcourt City also led to the arrest of Sandra David and the seizure of different quantities of cocaine and heroin as well as two million, fifty-five thousand, seven hundred and fifty naira (N2,055,750.00) cash exhibit from her home.

In Edo state, operatives located and destroyed 10 clusters of cannabis Sativa farms measuring 14 hectares at Igwalor forest, Uhunmwonde LGA where five bags of processed C/S weighing 47.7kgs were recovered, while a raid at Obadan village, in the same LGA, also led to the recovery 11 bags of cannabis Sativa seeds weighing 399kgs and 34 bags of processed substance weighing 431kgs, bringing the total weight to 830kgs. Two suspects: Enododia Sunday and Osayaba Paul were arrested at the scene.

While commending the officers and men of the Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Rivers, and Edo Commands of the Agency for the successful operations in the past week, the Chairman of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa urged them and their counterparts across the country to intensify the heat on drug barons and cartels.