Cannabis: NDLEA Intercepts 181.2 Tonnes Of Illicit Drug In Ondo State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 20, 2019
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA hasintercepted 181.2 tonnes of illicit drug crop concealed in warehouses in Alaforest, Akure-North, Ondo State.
NDLEA’s Head of Public Affairs, Jonah Achema, who made thisknow in a statement in Abuja, said that the agency had launched ‘OperationThunder Strike-5’, to rid the forests in Ondo and Edo States of cannabiswarehouses.
The agency had earlier apprehended 4 drug merchants, seizedand burnt 14.3 tonnes of cannabis in Ondo and Edo State after raiding sixdifferent camps.
He said that the agency, however, carried on with theoperation and yet recorded another major cannabis haul from three differentwarehouses spread across the forest.
Achema said that the agency recovered two single barrel gunsand expended cartridges.