Operatives of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested at least 10 suspects in connection with the seizure of 4,870.2kgs cannabis in parts of Edo state.
According to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi three suspects Effiong Udo; Daniel Asuquo Ebong and Asuquo Effiong were arrested on Wednesday, Oct 19th.
He said they were arrested when operatives stormed Ohusu forest boundary, Ovia south west local government area where they recovered a total of 3,159.7kgs and arrested three suspects:
Similarly, on Saturday 22nd October, operatives intercepted a Toyota Sienna space bus conveying 49 bags of C/S weighing 638.5kgs along Uwenusi road in Uhunmonde LGA.
He added that while 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 C/S were seized and a suspect, Pius Okon John 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 caught with the 854kgs C/S were arrested.
