NDLEA Rearrests 83-Year-Old Woman Over Drugs
NDLEA said the octogenarian returned to drug trafficking after a prior conviction, with intelligence linking her to a joint that allegedly terrorized residents.
- On Wednesday, October 7, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested 83-year-old Uloma Uchechi Sunday at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Abia State, allegedly finding methamphetamine and Colorado concealed around her waist.
- Uloma was previously arrested on May 17, 2025, alongside her 32-year-old daughter, Chisom Uchechi, at the same residence; both women pleaded guilty and paid N200,000 fines each.
- Surveillance raids across Nigeria yielded over 2.7 tons of cannabis, including 1,100kg recovered from Adama Inuwa in Cross River State on Sunday, October 4, and 702.83kg from Edo State on Monday, October 5.
- In Plateau State, operatives raided 45-year-old Christian Chukwudi Uju's residence on Thursday, October 8, recovering 47 grammes of methamphetamine and 199 live cartridges; Yahaya Musa, 32, was arrested in Kano with 50,000 tablets of Diazepam.
- NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa , commended officers' professionalism while urging sustained efforts in the War Against Drug Abuse sensitisation campaign across schools and communities.
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NDLEA arrests 83-year-old grandma with meth, colorado, nabs South African with 32kg cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has rearrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado, barely a year after she was convicted for drug-related offences. The agency also arrested a South African woman, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, with 32.74kg of cannabis at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State. NDLEA […] NDLEA arrests 83-year-old grandma with meth, colorado, nab…
NDLEA rearrests 83-year-old grandmother with drugs in Abia
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has rearrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado, barely a year after she was convicted of drug-related offences. The octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, with the substances allegedly Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-rearrests-83-year-old-grandm…
Nigeria’s Anti-Narcotics Agency Arrests 83-Year-Old Grandma With Meth, South African Woman With 32.7kg Cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado, barely a year after she was convicted for drug trafficking. The anti-narcotic agency also arrested a South African woman with 32.74 kilograms of cannabis at the Port Harcourt International Airport.
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