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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday
confiscated 34,030 kilogrammes of Cannabis sativa in a warehouse in Akure, the
largest single haul since the establishment of the agency’s Command in Ondo
State.
According to Ibrahim Abdul, NDLEA Ondo State commander, who
described the seizure as “massive” on Friday, said it acted on a tip-off on suspicious
activities at the Shagari Housing Estate in the state capital.
“The total weight of the seized drug is 34,030kg with an
estimated street value of 364 million naira,” the agency said in a statement.
“We began evacuation of the drugs since 4 a.m. with
twelve vehicles and the operation lasted over twelve hours. As we speak, three
sensitive operations involving the destruction of cannabis plantation are going
on simultaneously.”
The two suspects arrested in connection to the drugs –
Collins Nmor, 35, and Godday Chibuzor, 27 – are currently assisting NDLEA
investigators with “useful information,” the agency said.
Ahmadu Giade, NDLEA’s Chairman, said the discovery of the
illicit drugs in a residential area “is laudable.”
“I commend the officers for this landmark achievement in
the agency’s supply control efforts,” Mr. Giade said.
“We shall continue to provide logistic support to
officers in eradicating illicit drugs from our society. Let me assure you that
no drug baron shall go unpunished and the building used for the storage shall
also be forfeited to the federal government.”
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