By Ozioruva Aliu
BENIN CITY – THE Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday said they 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 in an operation they carried out with the Nigerian Army.
A statement by the state NDLEA Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju to journalists in Benin City said the drugs have been cinfisticated while two suspects he identified as 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.
He said, “During the raid on a four-bedroom bungalow that was being used as a warehouse for storing large quantities of the illegal substance, skunk cannabis weighing 1,286kg and 86kg of cannabis seeds were seized and evacuated. Also, two suspected drug traffickers were apprehended.
