NDLEA has uncovered a ‘snake-guarded shrine’ storing illicit drugs in Edo.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives has bursted a shrine, guarded by a snake, being used for storing illicit drugs in Edo State.
The agency’s spokesperson. Femi Babafemi, disclosed the development in a statement on Sunday.
He said NDLEA operatives discovered a specially constructed large hole in a wall, hidden behind wallpapers and fetish objects used for drug storage.
Babafemi noted that methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis with a total weight of 8.743kg among others, were recovered from the shrine.
“A snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in Igor community, Benin city, Edo state, has been raided by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who detected a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall covered with wallpapers and fetish objects,” the statement reads.
“Different quantities of illicit substances such as methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis with a total weight of 8.743kg were pulled out from the deep hole dug in the wall of the shrine building.”
The NDLEA spokesperson revealed that two ladies were arrested and the “big black snake” was demobilised.
“At least, two ladies: Sonia Chinonso Ezumezu and Risikatu Tijani were arrested during the intelligence-led operation on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 after the big black snake guarding the shrine was demobilised,” he said.
Similarly, NDLEA operatives nabbed another two suspects with 209kg of cannabis in Edo.
“In the same vein, two suspects: Obi Ferguson,45, and Ernest Abanum, 46, were arrested on Saturday, June 22 when NDLEA operatives raided the Usen forest in Ovia South West LGA, Edo state where 209kg cannabis and a motorcycle were recovered,” the agency’s spokesperson said.
In a related development in Lagos, NDLEA officers intercepted a carefully packaged consignment of 8.2kg of methamphetamine at a motor park in Mazamaza, Ojo area of the state.
“The highly addictive illicit substance, also called ice or crystal meth, was packed in imported Dunkin’ turtle love chocolate wraps and then concealed in the casing of three loudspeakers,” Babafemi said.
“A 39-year-old suspect, Michael Odiomume who was sending the consignment to Owerri, Imo state was promptly arrested on Wednesday 19th June at the park,” the statement added.
A 76-year-old grandfather, identified as Francis Omofa, was also arrested in Abuja in connection with 340.8 kg of cannabis sativa.
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