The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) has arrested four notorious female drug traffickers in coordinated operations across Edo, Imo, Kano and Gombe states, recovering large consignments of cannabis, tramadol and other psychotropic substances.
The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, noting that the operations were carried out between June 1 and June 4 as part of intensified nationwide raids on drug trafficking networks.
In Edo State, operatives stormed identified drug hotspots in Benin City on June 2, arresting four key suspects, including three females.
At Uyosa area of Benin City, two women were apprehended with 176 grams of skunk, 65 grams of Loud, and five grams of methamphetamine.
Along Agbor Road, a 21-year-old suspect, Anita Abraham, was arrested with 95 grams of Scottish Loud and 329 grams of Loud.
At Upper Mission area, another suspect was arrested with assorted psychotropic substances, including Loud, Colorado, Swinol and methamphetamine.
In a separate operation in Kano State, NDLEA operatives on June 4 arrested a 19-year-old suspect, Saifullahi Lawan, at Kafi area of Madobi with 40 blocks of skunk weighing 38 kilograms.
Similarly, in Gombe State, operatives intercepted a 28-year-old suspect on June 1 near Dantiti Plaza in Tumfure with 15,000 capsules of tramadol concealed in his possession.
In Imo State, the agency also confirmed arrests linked to ongoing raids on drug trafficking points, although full operational details were not immediately disclosed.
Babafemi said the arrests formed part of sustained efforts under the agency’s War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) campaign, which continues alongside enforcement operations nationwide.
Reacting to the operations, NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, commended officers across the affected state commands for what he described as their resilience and renewed commitment to dismantling drug supply networks.
Marwa reiterated that the agency would continue to target traffickers irrespective of age, gender or concealment tactics, stressing that both drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts remain central to its mandate.
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