It is indeed a shocking news to many, as an 80-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Adebayo, her 19-year-old granddaughter, Funmilola Adebayo and two other ladies were arrested in Akure, the Ondo State capital, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for selling assorted illicit drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol and skunkweeds.
Following intelligence-based raids and follow-up operations on their locations on Sunday, May 2, 2021, over 192 kilogrammes of cocaine and other psychoactive substances were recovered from the suspects while the octogenarian, her granddaughter and two other ladies, Tessy Matthew and Blessing Adesida, were arrested.
The grandma and her granddaughter were arrested at 6:30a.m. on Sunday at Ayeyemi Street, Akure South Local Government Area. During the early morning raid, the following were recovered from them: Skunkweeds, 149kg; cocaine,11grammes; methamphetamine, 17grammes; heroin, 3grammes; cannabis sativa, 4.914kg; swinol, 8grammes and tramadol, 49grammes. Also recovered from them were two deep freezers and a TVS motorcycle.
According to the Ondo State acting commander of the agency, Callys Alumona, they will be charged to court soon.
