Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized more than 44,948.1 kilograms of illicit drugs, about 44.9 tonnes, in Lagos, Edo and Ondo states. Eight suspects were arrested and 11 vehicles were seized from the suspected drug barons. Marijuana weighing 14,310.8625kg was destroyed in Edo, while 7,687.8kg of the substance was destroyed in Ondo. NDLEA operatives also evacuated 670kg of cannabis and arrested five suspects.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA , have seized more than 44,948.1 kilograms of illicit drugs, about 44.9 tonnes, in Lagos , Edo and Ondo states. According to the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, eight suspects were arrested while 11 vehicles were seized from the suspected drug barons. He said 14,310.8625kg of marijuana grown on 5.7 hectares farms was destroyed in Ohosu-Ugbogui forest, Ovia South West Local Government Area of, Edo , on Tuesday.
Babafemi added that 7, 687.8kg of the substance was destroyed in a warehouse in Ala forest near Akure in Ondo. He also said NDLEA operatives evacuated 670kg cannabis on Saturday, while five suspects were arrested
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