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NDLEA ARRESTS DRUG KINGPIN DAMION ONUOHA, 20 OTHERS IN RIVERS

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency revealed that  its operatives  arrested a suspected drug kingpin, Damion Onuoha, during a raid at Elele Alimini town in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State.

 The agency said the suspect, aged 40, was arrested at about 3.30pm on Monday with 1.6 kilogrammes of white and brown Meth, while the sum of N650,700 Naira was also, recovered from him.

 The Rivers State NDLEA Commander, Ahmed Mamuda, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to journalists in Port Harcourt.

 The statement, which was signed by the spokesman for the state command, Emmanuel Ogbumgbada, also said the command arrested 21 suspects, including two females.

The command also arrested 21 suspects, comprising 19 males and two females, with a total seizure of 424.72kg of illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, cannabis sativa, and methamphetamine also known as ‘Mkpurunmiri.’

VOP Lagos

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