The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized a 40-foot trailer loaded with 2,217.6 kilograms of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis, in the Kagini area of Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
It was learnt that the 42-year-old suspect identified Isaac Monday Desmond was arrested at the scene at about 1:20 am on Saturday, January 11, 2025.
The drugs, which were being offloaded into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station for distribution to northern states, were intercepted following an intelligence-led operation, according to NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
Babafemi said preliminary investigations revealed that the consignment originated from Uzebba in the Owan Local Government Area of Edo State, adding that vehicles seized are a Toyota van, Toyota Camry, Toyota Sienna minibus, JAC 4-wheel-drive Hilux truck, Toyota Corolla, and Vento Passat car.
The statement reads in part, “A 40ft trailer load of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, while being distributed into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station in Kagini, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja for onward distribution to some Northern states.
“The intelligence-led operation, which took place at 1:20am on Saturday 11th January 2025 led to the seizure of not only the large illicit consignment but also the trailer and the six vehicles: Toyota Van, Toyota Camry car, Toyota Sienna bus, JAC 4-wheel-drive Hilux truck, Toyota Corolla car and a Vento Passat car as well as the arrest of a suspect: 42-year-old Isaac Monday Desmond. The consignment was loaded into the trailer at Uzebba in Owan local council area of Edo State.”
“In another raid in the FCT, two suspects: Anthony Nnamdi, 42, and Abba Ali, 27, were arrested by NDLEA officers at Nyanya, where a combined 1.398kg cocaine and a precursor substance used in preparing crack cocaine were recovered from them,” the statement added.
