A hair stylist, Josephine Odunu, and a dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.
The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, March 17.
According to Babafemi, NDLEA officers on patrol around the Opolo area of Yenagoa had on Sunday 10th March 2024 intercepted the motorcycle dispatch rider, Edesemi, 30, and recovered 200grams of chin-chin produced with cannabis sativa, which he was on a mission to deliver to a buyer.
He said a swift follow-up operation led to the arrest of the hairdresser, Josephine, 20, who distributes the drugged chin-chin from the salon where she works in the Kpansia area of Yenagoa.
Babafemi said a search of the salon also led to the recovery of 3.00 kilograms bringing the total weight of the illicit substance seized from the duo to 3.2kg.
He said investigations revealed that they distribute the chin-chin often laced with cannabis and tramadol to students and at birthday parties.
According to the agency’s spokesman, while Edesemi handles the delivery to buyers, Josephine is a major distributor to a wanted suspect who produces the drugged chin-chin.
