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NDLEA arrest Polytechnic graduate for drug trafficking in Edo state

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Personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo state command, have arrested a 23-year-old polytechnic graduate, Lucky Abel for allegedly selling hard drugs at Okada in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state.

Crack cocaine, skunk cannabis and rohypnol were found in his possession.

The Commander of the NDLEA in Edo State, Buba Wakawa who confirmed the suspect’s arrest said:

“The arrest was based on information received on the illegal activities of the suspect in the state.

“Drug exhibits recovered from the suspect include eight wraps of crack cocaine weighing 24 grams, 53 wraps of skunk cannabis weighing 250 grams and 45 tablets of rohypnol.”

“Drug trafficking and abuse will cut short your enviable future. This suspect ought to be preparing to further his studies or engage in a meaningful work but that can only take place after he has been cleared of this criminal charge,” he added.

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The suspect who revealed in a statement that he had been peddling drugs for a year said:

“I have been selling drugs for the past one year. I attended Okada Grammar School, Okada, and graduated in 2010. Thereafter, I studied Business Administration at the Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, in 2013.

“After my diploma course, l wanted a job to sustain myself but there was none. That was how a friend introduced me to drug trafficking. In order to get more profit, l sell different types of drugs like cocaine, cannabis and rohypnol. I get my supply from New Road in the Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State.”

The NDLEA commander who warned drug dealers to desist from the illegal business or be made to face the full force of the law said the suspect would be charged to court after investigation.

By Todimu Ogunade…

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