By IBIRONKE ARIYO

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered no few than 557.2kg of skunk, 5.6kg of methamphetamine and 29.8grams of heroin from a warehouse in Bayelsa.

This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in Abuja on Sunday.

Babafemi said that the drugs were intercepted along Major General Isaiah Alllison Street, Opolo, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, adding that four suspects were arrested.

This, he said was when NDLEA operatives raided the premises on Wednesday, April 16.

?The four suspects arrested during the raid include: Kurtis Sarimiye, 46; Roland Prosper, 34; Paul Sarimiye, 45; and Fidelis Ugbesla, 46,? he added.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,100 kilograms of skunk were recovered from a delivery van with the driver, Ismail Abdullahi arrested in Surulere area of Lagos on Thursday, April 17.

Babafemi said that NDLEA operatives in Kaduna on Friday, April 18 raided the hideout of a suspect, Ike Ani, 30, in Zaria, where no fewer than 31,950 pills of tramadol 225mg and diazepam were recovered.

Also, in Kebbi, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bagudo road on Friday, April 18 intercepted a vehicle loaded with bags of charcoal coming from Malabil, Benin Republic.

?A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 97kg skunk concealed in the sacks of charcoal.

?Three suspects: Abubakar Ibrahim, 50; Mustapha Aliyu, 32; and Bashar Lawali, 28, were arrested in connection with the seizure.

?In a related development, the NDLEA arrested a 48-year-old, Okafor Marcel with 11.5kg skunk at Abatete, Anambra state.

?Babafemi said that the NDLEA operatives in Oshogbo, Osun state, on Tuesday, April 15 also arrested Ajala Mercy, 27, with 43 litres of skushi, a mixture of black currant, cannabis and opioids.

?The NDLEA operatives recovered all from her room at Dada estate, Halleluyah area of the state capital,? he said. (NAN)

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