NDLEA destroys 66 tonnes of cannabis and arrests 54 in Edo September raids
Edo State drug command said its September operations destroyed six cannabis plantations covering 26.43 hectares and seized 1,506 kg of narcotics, arresting 54 suspects. Officers also intercepted a charcoal-laden truck with 1,025 kg of cannabis on Wareke-Auchi Road.
🇳🇬 Ugbogui, Ataroro, Urohi and Ogu forests, Edo State · Nigeria
Edo State Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju, presenting the command’s September scorecard in Benin City, said intelligence-led operations destroyed six cannabis plantations covering 26.43 hectares and led to 54 arrests, comprising 43 men and 11 women.[1][2]The destroyed farms were put at an estimated yield of 66,078.57 kilogrammes of skunk cannabis.[1][2]
The plantations stood in Ugbogui Forest in Ovia South West, Ataroro Forest in Owan West, Urohi Forest in Esan West and Ogu Forest in Igueben.[1][2]The command separately seized1,506.57 kilogrammes of narcotics, made up of 1,502.26 kilogrammes of cannabis and 4.27 kilogrammes of psychotropic substances including tramadol, nitrazepam, Swinol, Danabol, methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.[1]
Officers intercepted a truck on Wareke-Auchi Road carrying 82 bags of cannabis concealed in charcoal sacks and weighing 1,025 kilogrammes, arresting Kabiru Abdullahi, 35, and Anas Safiyanu, 20, both of Zamfara State.[1]At Wire Road in Benin City, officers arrested 43-year-old Etiosa Bazuaye with 98 pinches of crack cocaine hidden in a wooden stool.[1]Ofoyeju said one conviction was secured in September, four new cases were charged and 118 cases were ongoing, while 32 people were counselled and rehabilitated.[1]
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