Brokers of the Nationwide Drug Enforcement Company (NDLEA) have intercepted 14.5 tonnes of 'Ghanaian Loud', a robust pressure of Indian hemp smuggled into Lagos from Ghana.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the drug was loaded into two vehicles and a J5 bus.
He stated the three automobiles have been trailed and intercepted within the Ojuelegba space of Lagos early on Sunday, January 28.
Babafemi added that two drivers jumped out of their seats and fled whereas their automobiles have been nonetheless transferring, however the third driver was arrested.
He stated the third driver who was arrested, a 66-year-old man, had been working with a Lagos-based Mushin drug baron for years.
“Over the previous three years, NDLEA operatives have seized a number of consignments of Indian hemp value billions of naira linked to the wished drug lord.
“The wished drug lord has gone into hiding because the NDLEA continues a manhunt for him,” he stated.
Babafemi added that NDLEA operatives on routine patrol arrested three suspects on Thursday, February 1 round a sealed warehouse on Church Avenue, Idumota, Lagos, for ongoing investigation.
He stated the suspects robbed the warehouse and loaded 546,700 tablets of tramadol and different psychoactive medicine right into a ready yellow bus and a Suzuki minibus.
The NDLEA spokesperson additionally said {that a} deaf and mute male suspect who was dealing in illicit substances had been arrested in Samaru space of Zaria, Kaduna State.
“On the time of his arrest, 150 grams of Indian hemp that he was promoting was recovered from him.
“One other 56-year-old suspect was arrested in possession of 51kg of Indian hemp in Tirkaniya space of Kaduna State,” he stated.
Babafemi added that NDLEA operatives arrested a suspect on January 31 whereas he was in possession of 43.5kg of Indian hemp hid in used footwear and loaded into an articulated car.
The car was touring from Ogbese, Ondo State, and was to ship the drug to Gwagwalada within the FCT.
In Katsina State, NDLEA operatives arrested a 35-year-old suspect in possession of 37,600 capsules of tramadol and different psychoactive substances on the Dutsinma-Katsina Expressway on February 2.
They destroyed 833.32kg of Indian hemp in a two-acre farm in Iluke group, Kabba-Bunu Native Authorities Space of Kogi, on January 31 and arrested the proprietor, a 49-year-old man.
“Additionally on January 31, operatives arrested three suspects in Uke, Karu Native Authorities Space of Nasarawa State with Indian hemp weighing 24.4kg.
“A minimum of 258kg of Indian hemp was recovered from a bush retailer round Ikare bypass, Owo, in Ondo State,” Babafemi stated.
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NDLEA intercepts 14.5 tonnes of Indian hemp in Lagos
