from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIAN authorities have arrested one of the country’s most notorious drug kingpins and seized cannabis weighing over 2 tonnes in an operation conducted during Easter weekend. The main suspect, Sami Ashoko (39), has been arrested in the northern Nasarawa State after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raided his warehouse and found 100 bags of the drug weighing a total of over 1 tonne. “The seized consignment was meant for Easter sales, and which he expects to sell out in two weeks,” Arinze said. Another unnamed trafficker, who allegedly supplies drugs to some notorious drug joints in the capital, Abuja, has also been arrested. Retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa, NDLEA head, welcomed the breakthroughs.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 07, 2021 08:37 UTC