90-Year-Old Arrested with 876kg Cannabis in Bayelsa

Godwoman Gboriye, a 90-year-old grandmother, was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Bayelsa state for her involvement in a significant cannabis operation. The raid took place in Ovom, Yenagoa, where Gboriye and three other suspects, Motombo Silver (44), Pere Andrew (39), and Keme Andrew (43), were apprehended with a total of 110 bags of cannabis weighing 876kg.

This operation was part of the NDLEA's broader initiative to combat drug trafficking across Nigeria, which resulted in the seizure of over 2.3 tonnes of various illicit drugs in states including Lagos, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Kaduna, Plateau, Bayelsa, and Kano. The agency's intensified efforts also included intercepting consignments of synthetic cannabis from the UK, highlighting the ongoing challenges of drug distribution in the country.