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A 101-year-old great-grandmother in Nigeria was arrested for allegedly dealing cannabis out of retail sachets, and officials say her own daughter kept her supplied every four days. Esther Ogunmabo was taken into custody on Saturday in the southwestern state of Ogun after agents from Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency found her carrying what they […] The post Nigerian authorities arrest 101-year-old woman for allegedly selling cannabis appeared first on American Almanac .
A 101-year-old great-grandmother in Nigeria was arrested for allegedly dealing cannabis out of retail sachets, and officials say her own daughter kept her supplied every four days. Esther Ogunmabo was taken into custody on Saturday in the southwestern state of Ogun after agents from Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency found her carrying what they described as pre-packaged marijuana for street sale. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA's director, said officers recovered 90 grams of cannabis divided into small retail portions. Babafemi told reporters that Ogunmabo was carrying: "Retail sachets of skunk, a strain of cannabis weighing 90 grams, which she claims she sells to locals." The agency said it bailed the centenarian shortly after…Open
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