Operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) uncovered a snake-guarded shrine used to keep illicit substances in the Igor community of Benin City, Edo State.
The operatives discovered a specifically designed huge hole storage in a wall covered in wallpaper and fetish goods.
According to the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, various quantities of illicit substances such as methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado, and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis weighing a total of 8.743 kilogrammes, were extracted from a deep hole dug in the shrine building’s wall.
The statement added that two ladies, Sonia Ezumezu and Risikatu Tijani were arrested during the operation on Tuesday after the big black snake guarding the shrine was demobilized.
In a separate operation, two suspects, Obi Ferguson and Ernest Abanum, were arrested on Saturday 22nd June when NDLEA operatives raided the Usen forest in Ovia South West Local Government Area, in Edo State where 209kg cannabis and a motorcycle were recovered.
The statement further added that operatives on Tuesday, June 18, in Abuja intercepted a white Nissan Frontier pick up vehicle with amber lights and fake registration number of a security agency at Kiyi village in Kuje area of the FCT.
The vehicle was loaded with 454 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa, weighing 340.8kg procured at Uzeba, Edo state. A 76-year-old grandfather, Mr. Francis Omofa, linked to the consignment was arrested.