Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a woman, Aisha Isah, with 266 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition during a patrol along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.
The woman was reportedly arrested at a toll gate along the highway, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
However, the NDLEA did not disclose where Isah was travelling from, her intended destination or the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the ammunition.
The agency also did not state whether she had been charged or handed over to another security agency for further investigation.
NDLEA Arrests Suspects With Drugs in Other States
The ammunition seizure was among several operations carried out by NDLEA operatives across the country, resulting in the arrest of suspected drug traffickers and the recovery of illicit substances.
Along the Zaria-Kano Expressway, operatives arrested a 68-year-old man, Ifeanyi Egwolonwu, at Gwargwaje, Zaria, with 2,770 ampoules of pentazocine injection, 100 ampoules of diazepam injection, 11,000 tablets of diazepam and 4,500 tablets of Exol-5.
In Kano State, two men, Ziya’ulhaq Abdullahi, 35, and Garba Muhammed, 52, were arrested in the Dorayi area on October 28.
The suspects were allegedly found with 19,250 pills of tramadol 225mg weighing 13.6 kilogrammes.
Another raid at Tashan Banke led to the arrest of seven suspects, including Faisal Adamu, with 178.85 kilogrammes of cannabis. Operatives also recovered quantities of diazepam, tramadol, Exol-5 and pregabalin.
Cannabis Seizures in Sokoto, Edo, Ondo
In Sokoto State, NDLEA operatives arrested two men, including 68-year-old Ibrahim Ayuba, who was apprehended on Saturday, October 31, with 236.6 kilogrammes of skunk.
In Edo State, operatives, supported by soldiers, raided Eko Camp in Ilushi, Esan South-East Local Government Area, on October 28.
The operation resulted in the destruction of a cannabis plantation measuring 1.646 hectares, with an estimated yield of 4,115.53 kilogrammes.
A 50-year-old woman, Christiana Uboi, was arrested at the camp with 301 kilogrammes of processed cannabis, while another 176 kilogrammes were recovered during the operation.
Meanwhile, in Ondo State, four suspects were arrested during raids on cannabis farms in Ijare Forest on October 25. The operatives recovered 16 bags of processed cannabis weighing 180 kilogrammes.
