Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested a 63-year-old grandfather while trying to ship illicit drugs to his daughter in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Identified as Afolabi Abideen Kolawole, the grandfather was behind a drug exhibit going to Dubai intercepted on August 4th.
But he was arrested in Ibadan, Oyo state on Thursday 18th Aug after more than four sets of arrests eventually unraveled him.
He confessed that he was responsible for the concealment and packaging of the cannabis inside the black native soap used as mode of concealment.
He also admitted this was his second attempt at sending such illicit substance to his daughter, Barakat, in Dubai.
According to a statement by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson he was arrested alongside a major importer of Loud variant of cannabis from the United States, Abibu Afis Sola.
Abibu was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.
Babafemi said Abibu was arrested in connection with a 19.30kg Colorado consignment from Los Angeles, USA, which was intercepted on 30th June at the NAHCO cargo import shed of the Lagos airport.
While Abibu was still being interviewed in custody, a 37.1kg consignment of Loud intercepted on 7th July was also traced to him.
