NDLEA destroys 60.8 hectares of cannabis farms in Osun, arrests two
The NDLEA's Osun command destroyed a 60.8-hectare cannabis farm at Ikeji Arakeji in Oriade LGA on 5 October 2017 after a tip-off. Officers seized ten bags of harvested cannabis weighing 107.4 kilograms and arrested two suspects found on the farm.
🇳🇬 Ikeji Arakeji, Oriade LGA, Osun State · Nigeria
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s Osun State command destroyed a 60.8-hectare cannabis farm at Ikeji Arakeji in Oriade Local Government Area.[1][2]State commandant Samuel Egbeola disclosed the operation during an interview with journalists at the agency’s office in Osogbo.[1][2]The farm was destroyed on 5 October following a tip-off from an intelligence source.[1][2]
Officers seized ten bags of already harvested cannabis weighing 107.4 kilograms during the operation.[1][2]The agency also arrested two suspects found on the farm.[1][2]Egbeola said it was the command’s second such feat in two weeks.[1][2]
Egbeola appealed to residents to keep reporting cannabis plantations to the agency, saying its office at the testing ground area in Osogbo was always open.[1]He said the agency would not relent in its fight against illicit drugs across the state.[1][2]
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