Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu, and a 30-year-old dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo, for selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
According to a press statement by NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, officers on patrol around Opolo area of Yenagoa intercepted the motorcycle dispatch rider, Edesemi, on Sunday, March 10, 2024, and recovered 200 grams of chin-chin produced with cannabis sativa, which he was delivering to a buyer.
A follow-up operation led to the arrest of the hairdresser, Josephine, who distributes the drugged chin-chin from the salon where she works in Kpansia area of Yenagoa. A search of the salon led to the recovery of 3 kilograms, bringing the total weight of the illicit substance seized from the duo to 3.2 kilograms.
Investigations revealed that they distributed the chin-chin, often laced with cannabis and tramadol, to students and at birthday parties. Edesemi handled the delivery to buyers, while Josephine is a major distributor to a wanted suspect who produced the drugged chin-chin.
In a separate incident, NDLEA operatives in Adamawa State last Wednesday arrested two wanted suspects, Ajim Samuel (aka Boss), 30, and Davidson Joshua (aka Dantala), 36. They were arrested while on their way from Onitsha, Anambra State, where they had gone to buy a consignment of tramadol containing 14,428 pills. The pills were hidden in the body compartments of their black Honda Civic car marked YLA 623 SL. During the arrest, 21 grams of cannabis and monetary exhibits totaling N19,280 were also recovered from them.
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