By Bisola Adeyemo
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested two women for allegedly trafficking 296,000 tablets of illicit drugs.
The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, who made the announcement in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said the two women are Chioma Afam, 36, and Peace Chidinma Caleb, 22 were arrested on Wednesday in Benue State.
He said that the duo used multiple identities and wore hijab to evade security scrutiny.
Babafemi said the ladies were arrested in Benue while trying to smuggle a total of 296,000 tablets of Diazepam and Exol-5 from Onitsha in Anambra to Gombe State.
The spokesman said that Afam, who used multiple names, including Amina, Uzoamaka and Ifunanya, to cover her criminal activities was arrested on July 17 along with Caleb. Daily post reports.
“A search of their vehicle led to the discovery of 43 kilograms of Diazepam and 33 kilograms of Exol-5, both weighing 76 kilograms with a total of 296,000 tablets packed in four large ‘Ghana must go’ bags.
“Curiously, the two inter-state drug traffickers have rebuffed efforts to take pictures with the exhibits without wearing their hijab,” Babafemi said.