A six-month-pregnant lady, a mother of 3 children and 3 other women and a 42 year old man were arrested in major interdiction operations by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency during the week.
According to a statement by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the pregnant woman, Amarachi Akaolisa, and other suspects were arrested for dealing in illicit substances in Oraifite and Umuni-Evili, Aguleri, Anambra state.
The statement reads: “A six-month pregnant woman, Amarachi Akaolisa, 25, and another lady, Ifeoma Iheanyi, 21, were among six suspects arrested for dealing in illicit substances in Oraifite and Umuni-Evili, Aguleri, Anambra state.
“Others nabbed include: Okwuchukwu Chukwuka; Onyedika Ngwu; Ekene Hyginus and Nzomiwu Ikechukwu. Recovered from them were over 6 kilograms of cannabis, tramadol, diazepam and codeine syrup in raids conducted NDLEA operatives between Tuesday 6th and Thursday 8th Feb in parts of the state.”
