Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted 1,989 rounds of military-grade 7.62mm ammunition allegedly concealed inside sacks of cassava granules popularly known as garri along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway.
This was disclosed in a statement by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday.
The statement read, “While 361kg skunk was recovered and a suspect, Husaini Suleiman, 42, arrested during a raid operation at Dan Magaji area of Zaria town, Kaduna State on Wednesday 13th May, a large cache of military-grade ammunition was intercepted by NDLEA officers on patrol along Abuja-Kaduna Highway, Kaduna, on Tuesday 12th May.
“A suspect, 35-year-old Abdullahi Hassan, was caught conveying the 1,989 rounds of RLA 7.62mm concealed in fresh white cassava granules locally known as garri.
“Both the suspect and the exhibit have since been transferred to another security agency for further investigation.”
