{
  "id": 13694986,
  "title": "NDLEA rearrests 83-year-old grandmother with drugs in Abia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ndlea-rearrests-83-year-old-grandmother-with-drugs-in-abia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T10:44:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ndlea-rearrests-83-year-old-grandmother-with-drugs-in-abia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rearrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with drug paraphernalia in Abia State, barely a year after her initial conviction. On October 7, NDLEA agents apprehended the octogenarian at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area, with methamphetamine and Colorado tied to her waist. This followed credible intelligence indicating she operated a notorious drug joint, Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, stated. Uloma was previously arrested with her 32-year-old daughter on May 17, 2025, with the same substances, after which they pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment or a fine of N200,000 each. According to Babafemi, the woman returned to drug trafficking after her release, setting up a drug joint where she harbored dangerous characters.",
  "summary": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has rearrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado, barely a year after she was convicted of drug-related offences. The octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, with the substances allegedly Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "NDLEA rearrests 83-year-old Uloma Uchechi Sunday in Abia State.",
    "Apprehended with methamphetamine and Colorado drug paraphernalia.",
    "Operated notorious drug joint 'Babafemi' after initial conviction."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "NDLEA rearrests 83-year-old grandmother with drugs in Abia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ndlea-rearrests-83-year-old-grandmother-with-drugs-in-abia-13696761",
        "published": "2026-10-11T10:58:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "NDLEA rearrests 83-year-old woman months after drug conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ndlea-rearrests-83-year-old-woman-months-after-drug-conviction",
        "published": "2026-10-11T11:47:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}