Mariam Drissu
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a nursing mother, Mariam Drissu, for allegedly attempting to smuggle cannabis also known as ‘loud’ hidden in wraps of akpu into NDLEA cell for a suspect in custody.
According to reports gathered, NDLEA operatives caught her while searching the food Mariam brought for her relation in custody.
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The Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a statement on Sunday, stating that the suspect was arrested in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday, October 21.
He said, “Officers on duty had while searching the food brought by Mariam for her relation in custody discovered two cups of “Loud” cannabis weighing 13grams buried inside the food (akpu) meant for the suspect in custody.”
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