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Police arrests 3 suspected drug peddlers with 150 bottles of ‘skuchies’ in Lagos
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested three persons, including a woman, with 150 bottles of “skuchies’’ in the state.
“Skuchies’’ is a Chapman drink laced with hard drugs.
The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday.
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He said the suspects – Francis Friday (30), Kemi Adeyemo (35), and Nonso Orji (22) – were arrested on Sunday.
“They were conveying150 bottles of `skuchies’ in a Suzuki minibus at Igbo Agowa in Ikorodu area of Lagos State,’’ Hundeyin stated.
He added that an investigation was ongoing on the matter and advised youths to shun hard drugs.
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