NDLEA seizes 421 bags of Indian hemp from Oyo warehouse
Oyo State drug officers seized 421 bags of Indian hemp valued at more than N8 million from a bungalow warehouse at Adewolu village after a three-day stakeout; the dealer was still at large when the seizure was announced in December 2009.
The Oyo State commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Sulaiman Jadi,
announced the seizure of a bungalow used as an Indian hemp warehouse at Adewolu
village in Egbeda local government area.[1]Officers found 421 bags of the drug,
with a street value put at more than N8 million, after a tip-off about dealers
operating in the area.[1]
Jadi said his men mounted a three-day surveillance on the bungalow until the arrival
of the hemp dealer, who was still on the run when the seizure was announced.[1]No
arrests were reported.[1]
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