Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in Cross River state, arrested a 40-year-old widow and mother of two identified as Mrs. Theodora Ita on Monday, April 8, 2024, for producing and selling a l£thal new psychoactive substance (NPS) locally called ‘combine.
The Agency revealed this through a statement signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Ita was captured at Bassey Edom, Calabar, in possession of NPS which is a mixture of different strains of cann+bis and opioids soaked in raw gin. At the time of her arrest, 18 litres of the d+ng£rous substance in used paint drums were recovered from her.
In her statement, she claimed she started the ill#cit dr¥g production and distribution in October 2023.
