NDLEA arrested 1,016 suspects and seized nine tons of illicit drugs in Kano State in 2023. Commandant of the agency in Kano State, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kano that suspects arrested…
Ogun security outfit intercepts 22 sacks of Indian hemp
Men of the So-Safe Corps of Ogun State have intercepted four motorcycles conveying 22 sacks of Indian hemp. The corps also apprehended two of the suspected illicit drug dealers at Abule Sikiru, along Igbo-Ora Road, Abeokuta North Local Government Area…
NDLEA intercepts skunk, Indian hemp in Lagos, Ogun
The National DRUG Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted various illicit drugs ranging from Skunk and Indian hemp in Lagos and Ogun. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that NDLEA operatives intercepted a Toyota Sienna vehicle…
Police arrest vehicle loaded with 135 parcels of Indian Hemp
The Kano State Police Command, said it arrested a vehicle loaded with 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp). The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, made the disclosure in a statement on…
Police arrest drug supplier, seller in Lagos
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected drug peddlers, Rabiu Mohammed and Sanni Audu, for alleged possession and sale of illicit drugs, including Indian hemp, in the Dantata area of Mile 2. The state Police Public…
Kill me instead of destroying my Indian hemp farm, suspect begs NDLEA
A suspected Indian hemp farmer, Clement Akor, has begged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to take his life instead of destroying his 10-hectare cannabis plantation. Akor, a 42-year-old father of six from Enabo village in the Ankpa Local Government…
23-year-old man docked for alleged possession of Indian hemp
The police on Monday docked a 23-year-old unemployed, Ademola Adeboje, at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly having weeds suspected to be Indian hemp in his possession. Adeboje was charged with conspiracy, breach of the peace and…
10,210 bags of Indian hemp discovered in Ondo warehouse (Punch)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has uncovered 10, 210 bags of cannabis sativa concealed in a makeshift warehouse in Ondo state. NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr Jonah Achema, made this known in a statement made available…