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EFCC Arrests Two Ladies For Attempting To Smuggle Hard Drugs To Detainees

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EFCC has arrested two for attempting to smuggle in hard drugs for detainees.

News Rain Nigeria reports that two ladies have been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following their involvement in attempting to smuggle in hard drugs substances to the detainees.
The development was conveyed through a Press Release from the Office of the Media, Head and Publicity Officer, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren.

EFCC Arrests Two Ladies For Attempting To Smuggle Hard Drugs To Detainees

The copy of the press release which was forwarded to the News Rain Nigeria correspondent in Ibadan stated that the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, arrested two ladies, Jumoke Ayodele and Opeoluwa Temitayo, for an attempt to smuggle substances believed to be a hard drug to suspects in the custody of the zonal office.
The substance, according to a medical officer with the Commission, is ‘colorado drug’ noted for having a dire psychological effect on its abusers. The ladies on their part admitted that the substance was a hard drug, meant for the consumption of the detainees.
To convey the drugs, the duo wrapped them in small cellophane packs and tucked them inside sausages they brought for the detainees.
Though EFCC detainees are fed by the Commission, they are nonetheless allowed to receive meals from their visiting relatives, which are carefully evaluated by the Commission’s officers to ensure that the detainees do not come to harm as a result of what they ingest.
According to the statement which stated that the ladies will be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and possible prosecution.
The suspects, Itiowe Kelvin, Oluwatobi Damilola, and Ayodele David were among those arrested during a recent raid on suspected internet fraudsters in the state.
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