An 83-year-old woman has been arrested again by the NDLEA for drug offences, less than two years after she was convicted for the same crime.[1][2]
Operatives arrested Mrs Uloma Uchechi Sunday on 7 October 2026 at her home in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa LGA of Abia State, finding methamphetamine and Colorado, a synthetic cannabinoid, tied to her waist with a wrapper on intelligence that she runs a drug joint harbouring criminals.[1][2] She was first arrested on 17 May 2025 at the same residence with her daughter Chisom, 32, with 50 g of methamphetamine, 522 g of skunk, 260 g of fresh cannabis leaves and 12 g of tramadol; both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment or a N200,000 fine each, paid the fines and were freed.[1][2]