Categories: CRIME

NDLEA Nabs 22-Year-Old NYSC Member Over Importation Of Drugged Candies

A 22-year-old youth corps member, Arnold Maniru, has been arrested in Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for importing four kilogrammes of drugged candies from the United Kingdom.

NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi disclosed this yesterday in a statement in Abuja.

He said, Maniru, who was serving with a government agency in Abuja, was arrested on Saturday, August 28, 2021, following interception of a consignment at the warehouse of a transport company.

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A controlled delivery of the parcel, which contains the candies laced with Arizona, a strong variant of cannabis and some liquid, was subsequently carried out.

 

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