Supermarkets Selling Drugged Cookies Will Not Be Spared – NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has come out to say that it will go after owners and operators of supermarkets and confectionery selling cookies, biscuits and other products laced with illicit substances.

Rtd Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa recently gave the warning while receiving further briefing on follow-up operations from the Commander, NDLEA in the FCT, Mohammed Sokoto over the arrest of a 300-level university student, Rhoda Agboje and her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Nwankwo.

According to him, both suspects who were arrested on Tuesday, specialises in producing and selling drug cookies to school children, clubs and supermarkets in Abuja, so it can no longer be condoned.

He added that NDLEA will also not shy away from storming their production spots, supply and sales outlets before they get into the hands of innocent schoolchildren, unsuspecting members of the public and even our vulnerable young men and women.

His words, “The NDLEA will henceforth go after supermarkets as part of preventive measures.”

”This include, clubs, confectionery and other outlets and their owners, selling cookies, biscuits, cakes and other products laced with illicit substances under whatever guise.”

”We will not shy away from hitting their production spots, supply and sales outlets before they get into the hands of innocent schoolchildren, unsuspecting members of the public and even our vulnerable young men and women.”

“We will not rest on this until we chase them out of this criminal business. This is why I want to seize this opportunity to warn owners and operators of supermarkets, clubs and other sales outlets to clean their stores of these illicit substances before we get to them.”