An 83-year-old former convict is back in NDLEA custody, this time arrested alongside a South African woman in connection with separate shipments of Colos and methamphetamine. The busts were carried out across multiple states including Lagos, Taraba, and Kano, with the agency seizing several consignments of illicit drugs in the process.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency confirmed the arrests as part of what appears to be a wider enforcement sweep hitting multiple regions of the country at once. The spread of locations points to supply chains that stretch well beyond any single city or corridor.
What makes this round of arrests stand out is the profile of those caught. An octogenarian ex-convict returning to the trade and a foreign national moving product across borders signal that Nigeria's drug networks are pulling from a broader and more unexpected pool of players than many might assume. The NDLEA's reach across state lines this week suggests the agency is watching more than one route at a time.
Originally published by BusinessDay.