Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have taken a woman named Aisha Isah into custody after finding her with 266 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition during a patrol on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.
According to a statement released on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, the arrest occurred at a toll gate along the highway.
The agency did not reveal where Isah was coming from, where she was headed, or how the ammunition was discovered.
They also did not mention whether she has been formally charged or passed on to another security agency for further inquiry.
This arrest was part of multiple operations carried out by NDLEA agents nationwide, which resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs and the detention of suspected traffickers.
In another operation at Tashan Banke, agents captured seven suspects, including Faisal Adamu, and seized 178.85 kilograms of cannabis along with various amounts of diazepam, tramadol, Exol-5, and pregabalin.
Additionally, the NDLEA reported that they arrested two men in Sokoto State. One of them, Ibrahim Ayuba, aged 68, was apprehended on Saturday, October 31, with 236.6 kilograms of skunk.
In Edo State, operatives worked alongside soldiers to raid Eko Camp in Ilushi within the Esan South-East Local Government Area on October 28.
The operation resulted in the destruction of a cannabis farm that spanned 1.646 hectares, with an estimated output of 4,115.53 kilograms.
Authorities arrested a 50-year-old woman named Christiana Uboi at the site, where they found 301 kilograms of processed cannabis. Additionally, they recovered another 176 kilograms during the operation.
In Ondo State, four people were taken into custody during raids on cannabis farms in Ijare Forest on October 25. The officials seized 16 bags of processed cannabis that weighed a total of 180 kilograms.
The NDLEA did not provide more information about how the ammunition was seized or clarify if Isah’s arrest was linked to any suspected drug trafficking activities.
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