The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recently smashed a drug
cartel in Edo State, arrested suspected dealers and also impounded
10,094.75kg of Cannabis....
Those arrested include 60 males and 13 females. A cannabis laden Toyota
Hilux and a J5 Bus with cannabis disguised as pineapple shipment were
also impounded. A cannabis warehouse located at Okpuje forest, was
detected and 2,590kgs of cannabis were seized.
The premises of 4 suspected major drug dealers were raided. They are
Zakari Ogie, 38, a.k.a. Kowa, Solomon Alegbe, 34, Famous Ossai, 32, and
Juliana Ogiefa, 60. Two cannabis dealers from Sokoto, Umar Abubakar and
Shuaibu Garba were caught with 1,026.5kgs.
Kowa, the owner of Kowa-Denasa Guest House in Auchi, was arrested
with 500gm of cannabis and 6.6kg of alcohol mixed with cannabis. Ossai's
house was raided and 6.5kg of cannabis was recovered. 900gm of cannabis
and 2 litres of alcohol mixed with cannabis was recovered at Alegbe's
house.
Ogiefa had been charged for dealing in substances found to be cocaine
and heroin, only to be rearrested while on bail. 5 young farmers from
Taraba and Plateau States were caught at a cannabis farm at Utesse
forest. They're offered N70,000 each, to cultivate cannabis for a
season....
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