NDLEA raids eateries in Plateau, Enugu, recovers cakes laced with cannabis sativa, cocaine

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have raided some eateries in Jos, the Plateau state capital where freshly baked cakes made with cannabis sativa were recovered in addition to 48.726kilogrammes of assorted psychotropic substances.

Daily Times reports that some of the drug joints raided include KNL Lounge located along Lamingo road, and another branch along Mining Quarters, Rantya Low Cost estate, as well as Tuscany Lounge on Azaki Ave, all within Jos metropolis.

According to the NDLEA Plateau Commander, Ibrahim Braji, “aside the drugged cakes called brownie recovered from the three eateries, psychotropic substances also seized from there included Barcadin Codeine 14kg; Flunitrazapem 355.5grammes; Tramadol 370.1 grammes; Exol-5, 30kg; Diazepam 2.5kg and Pentazocine 1.5 kg, totalling 48.726kg.

“ Five persons have so far been arrested in connection to the seized drugs.”

In the same vein, Enugu state Command of the Agency equally at the weekend raided the Nsukka axis of the state capital where a 28-year-old lady, Oodo Ndidiamaka was arrested with 80.23grammes of cocaine and 3.81grammes of methamphetamine.

The state Commander of NDLEA, Abdul Abdullahi said the Command remains committed to unraveling other members of the drug cartel in the state.