Officers of the NDLEA Edo State Command on patrol along the Okhokho-Isi community road in Uhunmwode Local Government Area intercepted two Toyota Sienna buses suspected of carrying narcotics at about 3 a.m. on 29 October 2025.[1][2] Both buses had started their journey at Okpuje, a community the agency describes as notorious for cannabis cultivation and trafficking.[1][2]

The first bus, a light blue Sienna with registration EPE 545 EV, carried 666 kg of dried weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa, and the second, a dark ash Sienna with registration ABC 142 CD, carried 789 kg, making 1,455 kg in total.[1][2] The suspected traffickers fled the scene and abandoned both vehicles with their cargo, so no arrests were made.[1][2] The state commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said a full-scale investigation was under way to track down the cartel behind the shipment.[1][2]