NDLEA Seizes Hard Drug Worth N1.78bn In Anambra

A suspected drug peddler, Vincent Chidiebere, 31, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra State for allegedly being in a possession of hard drug worth N1.78 billion.

The state commander of the agency, Mr. Sule Momodu, while addressing newsmen said the suspect was arrested in Awka, on July 28 with methamphetamine weighing 25.2kg following a tip-off that a shipment of the drug would pass through Anambra from Enugu to Lagos.

“Based on the information, we set up a team to search vehicles from a particular company.

“About 11am we intercepted a vehicle carrying the substance and nabbed the suspect,” Mr Momodu said.

While stating that the drug tested positive for meth, the commander described the drug as “one of the most potent illicit drugs in the world, which has a lot of destructive tendencies on the user.”

According to him, someone under the influence of methamphetamine can be influenced to make disastrous decisions and can make criminals test the nation’s security to its limit.

He added that thee chemicals used for the production were highly toxic and could cause permanent destruction to the eco-system.

“The waste from the drug is more toxic than the extracted substance.

“The people around where it is being produced are likely to be exposed to cancer and other incurable diseases, while children born in the area are likely to be deformed.”

Momodu, who expressed the readiness of the agency to fight illicit drug production and peddling, enjoined the public to volunteer information that could help stop the illicit business.

Although, the agency had discovered three meth labs at Nanka, Ozubulu and Obosi, the commander believed that more laboratories exist.

He told the public that Governor Willie Obiano pledged a reward of N500, 000 to anyone with information on where the substances were being produced.

He however, said the suspect will be charged to court when investigation is completed.