The National D√ug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 75-year-old suspected drug dealer, Okebe Samuel, in Ebonyi State as part of its ongoing nationwide crackdown on illicit d√ug trafficking.
The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
According to Babafemi, NDLEA operatives arrested the septuagenarian in the Okposi community.
He stated that Samuel was allegedly found in possession of 300 grammes of skunk, a strain of cannabis, which was reportedly packaged in small sachets for distribution to youths in the area.