NDLEA Re-arrests 83-Year-Old Woman With Meth, Colorado In Abia, Year After Conviction

UMUAHIA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has re-arrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado in Abia State, barely a year after her conviction for drug offences.

The octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of the state, with substances allegedly tied around her waist with a wrapper.

Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying her arrest followed credible intelligence that she operated a notorious drug joint harbouring criminal elements terrorising the community.

Babafemi recalled that Uloma was first arrested on May 17, 2025, alongside her 32-year-old daughter, Chisom Uchechi, at the same residence.

According to him, operatives recovered 50 grammes of methamphetamine, 522 grammes of skunk, 260 grammes of fresh cannabis leaves and 12 grammes of tramadol from them.

“Both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment or a fine of N200,000 each. They paid the fine and were released by the court,” the statement said.

The NDLEA spokesman said the elderly woman returned to illicit drug trade after her release.

“Undeterred, the notorious old woman promptly returned to the criminal trade and escalated the scale by setting up a drug joint where she harbours dangerous characters,” Babafemi stated.