Crime
NDLEA nabs Chadian Boko haram drug supplier in Taraba
TRACKING____Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 35-year-old Chadian who sells narcotics to Boko Haram. He was intercepted in Taraba state with assorted drugs.
The suspect, Adama Uomar Issa, was arrested on Wednesday, 31st March, 2021 in Jalingo with 21.70Kg of Tramadol 225mg and 250mg. Also seized from him were 15.7Kg of Exol.5; 100,050 France CAF and N61, 000.
According to the Commander, Taraba state Command of the NDLEA, Suleiman Jadi, the suspect speaks only French and Arabic and claims he was taking the illicit substances to Chad Republic before he was intercepted in Jalingo.
Investigations have however shown that he is a major supplier of illicit drugs to Boko Haram insurgents. At the point of interdiction, the drugs, which he bought from Onitsha in Anambra state, were concealed inside new ladies’ handbags and shoes.
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