NDLEA destroys 21 hectares of cannabis in Ekiti, arrests 15
Nigeria's NDLEA destroyed 52,500 kg of cannabis covering 21 hectares of farmland in the Efon Alaye forest of Ekiti State on 18 November 2023, arresting 15 suspects and recovering 92 bags of processed cannabis.
🇳🇬 Efon Alaye forest, Efon Local Government Area, Ekiti State · Nigeria
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) destroyed 52,500 kilograms
of cannabis sativa covering over 21 hectares of farmland in the forest of Efon Alaye,
in Efon Local Government Area of Ekiti State, on Saturday 18 November 2023.[1][2]Agency spokesman Femi Babafemi announced the operation in a Sunday statement from Abuja.[1][2]
Officers recovered 92 bags of processed cannabis weighing 1,380 kilograms from the farm,
and burnt another 250 bags weighing 3,000 kilograms that were stored in different huts
on the farm.[1][2]No fewer than 15 suspects were arrested on the farm during the operation.[1][2]
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