National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Photo: NDLEA
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, in a combined operation with men of the Nigerian Army, has discovered a four-bedroom bungalow used as a cannabis warehouse in a residential building in the Illushi Community in Esan South East Local Government Area.
The state NDLEA Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Benin City, said the drugs have been confiscated while two suspects – Ojore Onweze, a 45-year-old male and 30-year-old George Agwumede were nabbed over their involvement.
Ofoyeju said that the seizure included 52 giant bags, three gallons of cannabis seeds and a bag of cannabis seeds.
He said the cannabis weighed 1,273kg with 86kg of cannabis seeds, totaling 1,359kg.
