NDLEA seizes 2,200kg of skunk in Abuja, arrests suspect

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has achieved a major breakthrough in its anti-drug efforts with the interception of a 40-foot trailer loaded with over 2,200 kilograms of skunk, a highly potent cannabis strain, in the Kagini area of Kubwa, Abuja.

The operation, conducted in the early hours of Saturday, January 11, 2025, led to the arrest of a 42-year-old suspect, Isaac Desmond. According to reports, the seized drugs were being offloaded into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station for distribution across northern states.

Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, disclosed that the successful operation was the result of meticulous intelligence gathering and planning.

“Preliminary investigations have shown that the drugs were sourced from Uzebba, located in the Owan Local Government Area of Edo State,” Babafemi said.

He further noted that the vehicles seized included a Toyota van, a Toyota Camry, a Toyota Sienna minibus, a JAC Hilux truck, a Toyota Corolla, and a Vento Passat.

The NDLEA said :

“A 40ft trailer load of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, while being distributed into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station in Kagini, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja for onward distribution to some Northern states.”

The statement continued,

“The intelligence-led operation, which took place at 1:20 am on Saturday 11th January 2025, led to the seizure of not only the large illicit consignment but also the trailer and the six vehicles: Toyota Van, Toyota Camry car, Toyota Sienna bus, JAC 4-wheel-drive Hilux truck, Toyota Corolla car, and a Vento Passat car, as well as the arrest of a suspect: 42-year-old Isaac Monday Desmond. The consignment was loaded into the trailer at Uzebba in Owan local council area of Edo State.”

In a separate incident in the FCT, the NDLEA also apprehended two additional suspects, Anthony Nnamdi, 42, and Abba Ali, 27, at Nyanya.

The anti-narcotic agency also recovered a combined 1.398 kilograms of cocaine and a precursor substance used for producing crack cocaine.

 

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