Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a 300 level university student, Rhoda Agboje, and her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Nwankwo, for allegedly selling drugged cookies to schoolchildren and the general public in Abuja.

Femi Babafemi, NDLEA media director, in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects were nabbed on Sunday.

Babafemi stated that the duo are part of a syndicate involved in the production of the cookies with Arizona, a highly psychoactive variant of cannabis; alcohol; and Rohypnol, among other ingredients.

The NDLEA also said it has launched a manhunt for another member of the syndicate.

The agency said the activities of the group became exposed after Agboje was arrested at the NNPC cooperative estate, opposite Gaduwa estate in Abuja, with four pieces of the cookies.

The NDLEA said the arrest was based on a complaint that she gave an unsuspecting young girl the cookies to eat after which the kid lost her mind, could not sleep and started making incoherent utterances due to its effects.

During interrogation, Agboje was said to have confessed that she prepares the cookies with a friend and sells a pack of three pieces for N1,500.

“A follow-up in her boyfriend’s house also led to the recovery of over 200 pieces of the drug”, the agency added.

According to the statement, Mohammed Sokoto, NDLEA’s FCT commander, who spoke about the incident, said:

“The boyfriend, Ifeanyi Nwankwo, and all the equipment used for the production of the cookies were brought to the office for further investigation.

“The suspect confirmed that she sells at parties and to unsuspecting members of the public, including school children that are the most vulnerable. The suspect also supplies some supermarkets and clubs in the FCT,” he added