The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, announced the arrest of a serving military officer and six other persons for dealing in illegal drugs, including cocaine.
The suspects, according to NDLEA, were arrested in various parts of the state in the last one week.
Superintendent of Narcotics of NDLEA, Mr. Osakwe Ikenna, said over 32 kilogrammes of various types of drugs had been seized and removed from circulation.
Among the suspects arrested, he said, was an unnamed 35-year-old serving military personnel.
He said: "The military personnel was arrested by operatives from the state command on motorised patrol along the East- West Road, while ferrying a 30kg of dried weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.
"He was coming from Delta State area en route Rivers State before he was nabbed."
Other suspects, he said, include, Christian Ayebakuro, male, 34, and Peter Johnson, 24, among others.
Osakwe said Ayebakuro was arrested for being in possession of two kilogrammes of dried weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.
"Johnson was arrested in possession of various quantities of various types of drugs comprising heroin, cocaine and Indian hemp."
He warned all drug traffickers and dealers to desist from the illicit business, saying whatever guise or guile they employed to beat the agency's prying eyes would be thwarted.
He urged residents to keep watchful eyes on the activities of their children and wards.
Ikenna said: "All residents of the state are advised to keep watchful eyes on the activities of their children and wards to ensure that they are not inadvertently lured into illicit drug activities."
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