Pregnant woman, cripple arrested with illegal drugs

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, 24, and a cripple, Shehu Adams, in Agbede, Etsako West LGA, Edo State. The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja that over 14kg of assorted illicit drugs including hemp, methamphetamine, tramadol and swinol were […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, 24, and a cripple, Shehu Adams, in Agbede, Etsako West LGA, Edo State.

The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja that over 14kg of assorted illicit drugs including hemp, methamphetamine, tramadol and swinol were recovered from them on Saturday 15 April.

He also said consignments of tramadol, rohypnol, ecstasy (designer drug) and cannabis concealed in winter jackets and bottles of body cream were intercepted by NDLEA operatives, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos.

“The psychoactive substances were recovered at the new terminal of the airport on Friday 14th April following the arrest of a passenger, Joshua Sunday, who was travelling on a Qatar Airline flight via Doha to Oman, Middle East.

“A thorough search of the suspect’s two black bags led to the discovery of 4.80 kilogrammes of cannabis concealed in three winter jackets and various quantities of tramadol, rohypnol, and ecstasy (designer drug) hidden in bottles of body lotion.