Ogun drug factory dismantled, suspect arrested

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ogun State, have dismantled a drug factory and arrested a suspect, Adekunle Adekola, around Ajaka in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.

The state Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba Odili, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

Odili said the officials busted the factory on Thursday and seized skuchies, cannabis sativa and codeine, among others.

The NDLEA commander, however, said the principal suspect, a notorious drug dealer, one Abiodun, popularly called Iya Tobi, escaped.

Odili said, “Exhibits seized at the factory during the operation included 124 gallons of five litres of skuchies, 306 gallons of three litres of skuchies, 10kg of cannabis sativa, 20 litres of cough syrup with codeine, seven deep freezers, two gas cylinders, one industrial cooker, four stabilisers, one generator and one sound system with a speaker.”