The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 10 suspects in possession of illicit drugs in different parts of Edo State.
This was disclosed by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Babafemi said operatives of the agency had arrested three suspects and recovered a total of 3,159.7kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa after they stormed the Ohusu forest boundary, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State on Wednesday.
He listed the suspects as Effiong Udo, Daniel Asuquo Ebong, and Asuquo Effiong.
According to the statement, “Similarly, on Saturday, operatives intercepted a Toyota Sienna space bus conveying 49 bags of cannabis Sativa weighing 638.5kgs along Uwenusi road in Uhunmonde LGA.
“Some 36kgs of the same substance, stored in the bush along Uromi/Ubiaja road, were equally recovered.
“In another operation, three suspects: John Paul, Liberty Rolland, and Aboki Stephen were arrested at Okpe in Akoko Edo with 55kgs of cannabis.
“No less than 127kgs of cannabis Sativa were seized and a suspect, Pius John, was arrested while 854kgs of the same substance were recovered when operatives raided Okpe forest where some cannabis farms were destroyed.
“Three suspects, David Obada, Blessing Okechukwu, and Odoh Sunday were caught with the 854kgs Cannabis Sativa.”
