NDLEA arrests 33 suspected cannabis cultivators in Ekiti in two months
Nigeria's drug agency arrested 33 suspects for alleged cannabis cultivation across Ekiti State in January and February 2015. The state commander said 16 suspects were held in January and 17 in February, with 7.35kg seized in January and 93.45kg in February.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ekiti State said it arrested 33 suspects for allegedly cultivating Indian hemp between January and February 2015.[1][2]The state commander, Suleiman Jadi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti that the suspects were arrested at various points.[1][2]He said they were picked up at different farms and beer parlours within and outside the state capital.[1][2]He said 16 suspects were arrested in January and 17 in February.[1][2]
Seizures and surveillance
Jadi said 7.35kg of Indian hemp was impounded in January and 93.45kg was seized in February.[1]He said the command was putting logistics in place to arrest more suspects and had intensified surveillance across the state’s 16 local government areas.[1]He said the agency was determined to uncover more farms, adding that nine farms had been discovered in the state in the last three years.[1]He urged residents to give useful information to help tackle illicit drug use.[1]
Case data
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