NDLEA intercepts 1,340kgs cannabis in truck, recovers 13 motorcycles

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of 1,340 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa coming from Ogbese, Ondo State in a liquified natural gas truck to Okurikang Okoyong in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.

The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement issued and made available to The Star on Sunday.

Babafemi noted that the movement of the tuck, following credible intelligence, was monitored for three weeks, adding that upon arrival, 130 bags of cannabis weighing 1.430 tons were recovered from the LNG truck.

He disclosed that 13 motorcycles which were hired by the cartel to convey the consignment deep into the forest were also recovered by the NDLEA operatives.

He added that four suspects, Ado Shuaibu, Yahaya Shuaibu, Mamman Sani, and Umar Musa Yakubu were arrested in connection with the seizure of 229 blocks of skunk weighing 131.1kgs in Kano.

The NDLEA spokesman stated that no fewer than four members of a syndicate using dispatch motorcycles to distribute illicit drugs in the Lekki area of Lagos were arrested on Sunday, February 5, 2023.

Babafemi said the suspects, Tijani Oladapo Hakeem, Eric Maku, Ahmed Jubril Olamide, and Adobi Fortune Chris were arrested with 1.88kgs of Loud and assorted paraphernalia.

In his reaction, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the officers of the anti-drug agency for their commitment and professionalism toward ridding Nigeria of the menace of illicit drugs.

Marwa said the agency will continue to target anyone or group involved in the criminal trade without fear or favour, urging all NDLEA officers across the country to remain unrelenting in the pursuit of the corporate goal.

The Star