Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 90-year-old, Yusuf Yarkadir for selling drugs to the youths in Yarkadir village in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The nonagenarian confessed he has been selling cannabis Sativa to the youths in his community for eight years due to their demand for the illegal substance. Also in Ondo State, following credible intelligence and surveillance, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 7th July stormed the Ogbese market, in Akure North LGA, where Messrs Jalamia Ochonogor and Austin Uzoka were arrested with 63kilograms of cannabis. While commending the officers and men of Katsina, Ondo and Bauchi Commands as well as DOGI for their vigilance and commitment to the goal of ridding every community in Nigeria of the menace of drug abuse and trafficking, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. NDLEA nabs 90-year-old, teenagers for selling drugs in Katsina, Ondo

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 09, 2021 11:37 UTC