Kudirat Bello, who was arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos State Command, to be in possession 33.3 kilogrammes of cannabis, she was sentenced to one day imprisonment by Justice Musa Kurya, the presiding judge.
Some other convicts are Obinna Okeke 38-year-old, Salisu Usman 42-year-old, and 17-year-old Lanre Salami.
Okeke got 15 years imprisonment, Usman and Salami were handed five and 10 years jail terms respectively by Justice M.D. Idris.
It was gathered that Salami, who initially lied to the court that he was 15, was apprehended in the Oshodi area of the state with 400 grammes of cannabis.
Also Usman was nabbed at the Iddo Motor Park on his way to Zamfara State where he resided.
Mr. Aliyu Sule, the NDLEA Commander in the state said that his command was satisfied with the rulings.
Mr. Sule said that an illegal factory used for the production of methamphetamine in the state had been shut down and that over two metric tons of illicit drugs were intercepted in 2014.
He said, “The Lagos State command seized a total of 2,056.9kg and apprehended 434 suspected drug traffickers in 2014. Those arrested include 413 males and 21 females. Drug exhibits seized are cannabis, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and psychotropic substance. The convicts include 117 males and nine females.
“Apart from those prosecuted, others found to be addicted were counselled. In addition, a clandestine laboratory used for the manufacture of methamphetamine was discovered and shut down in 2014.”
No comments:
Post a Comment