The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has come out to say that it has impounded 506 kg of a dried substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as `Indian Hemp’.
The Commander of the Agency in the state, Mr Buba Wakawa, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Benin on Wednesday.
He said the bad substance was discovered during a special assignment code-named “Operation Narco X’’ on Wednesday.
Wakawa then pleaded with the Edo government to help the Agency with operational vehicles, to enable it to adequately tackle the activities of drug criminals in the state, especially the movement of narcotics during Christmas.
The NDLEA commander said that a famous drug trafficker had just been apprehended and was assisting the command in its investigations.
“We have intelligence that drug traffickers are targeting to move narcotics this festive season.
“All we did was to identify and cordon off the major entry and exit points in the state.
“Interestingly, we intercepted two vehicles conveying dried weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa.
“The first seizure was a mini-truck that took off from Uzebba in Owan-West Local Government Area with 556 blocks of compressed cannabis, weighing 443kg, destined for Kaduna state.
“The second vehicle was a Toyota saloon car with 63kg of cannabis coming from Ondo state en route Anambra. The suspect with the Toyota car was apprehended, while the one with the mini-truck is currently on the run,’’ he said.
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