NDLEA Arrests 83-Year-Old Grandmother Again With Meth, Colorado
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an 83-year-old grandmother, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, for allegedly dealing in methamphetamine and Colorado, less than a year after she was arrested, prosecuted and convicted for a similar offence.
The octogenarian was reportedly arrested on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.
According to the NDLEA, quantities of methamphetamine and Colorado were discovered concealed around her waist with a wrapper.
The agency said her arrest followed credible intelligence indicating that she allegedly operated a notorious drug joint where criminal elements who terrorised the community gathered.
In a statement issued by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the agency disclosed that Uloma was first arrested on May 17, 2025, alongside her 32-year-old daughter, Chisom Uchechi, at their residence in the same community.
The two women were found with 50 grams of methamphetamine, 522 grams of skunk, 260 grams of fresh cannabis leaves and 12 grams of tramadol.
They subsequently pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment or a fine of ₦200,000 each. They reportedly paid the fines and were released.
Babafemi stated that the elderly woman allegedly returned to the drug trade after her release and expanded her activities by establishing a drug joint.
NDLEA Arrests South African Woman With 32.74kg of Cannabis
In a separate operation, NDLEA operatives, working in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service, arrested a South African woman, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State.
The suspect was allegedly found with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a type of cannabis, weighing 32.74 kilogrammes and concealed in two travelling bags.
According to Babafemi, she arrived from Thailand through Doha aboard Qatar Airways flight QR1431.
The NDLEA spokesperson added that the suspect allegedly confessed to previously trafficking drugs through other African countries and said she was expanding her route to Port Harcourt when she was arrested.
