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Lagos police seize N13m Indian hemp

Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo by Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo
July 18, 2023
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  • Police intercepted substances suspected to be Indian hemp.
  • Items were recovered at midnight when they were stopped by policemen from the Aswani Police Division during a routine stop-and-search on the road.

Susbstances suspected to be Indian hemp worth N13m have been intercepted from two men along Mushin, Isola Road in the Isolo area by the Lagos State Police Command.

This was contained in a statement released on Monday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.

According to report, the illicit drugs were conveyed by Fidelis Otiga, 49 and Chukwuma Kennedy, 50, in a Toyota Sienna car with number plate KJA 118 HV last Wednesday.

He said the items were recovered at midnight when they were stopped by policemen from the Aswani Police Division during a routine stop-and-search on the road.

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The statement read in part, “The interception occurred on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, around 11.56pm during a routine stop-and-search, leading to the arrest of Fidelis Otiga and Chukwuma Kennedy aged 49 and 50 respectively, in whose vehicle the drugs were found.

“The illicit drugs with a street value of N13m were being conveyed in a Toyota Sienna car with number plate KJA 118 HV.

“The suspects and exhibit have since been transferred to the command headquarters for further investigation and prosecution.”

The statement quoted the state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, as reiterating his commitment to fighting drug misuse and abuse in the state while assuring residents of their safety.

In another story, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) successfully intercepted a total of 31 firearms of various types at two ports in Lagos – Tin-Can Port and Port and Multi-Purpose Terminals (PTML). Two suspects have been apprehended and are currently under the custody of the Customs Service.

The newly-appointed Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, addressed the press in Lagos, providing details of the operation. He revealed that on July 5, a collaborative effort involving the Police, Department of State Security (DSS), National Drug Law Enforcement and Administration (NDLEA), and the Customs Intelligence Unit at the Ports Terminal and Multi Services Limited Command, conducted a meticulous physical examination of a 40-foot container.

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