Customs, NDLEA intercept 855.1kg of cannabis in Ogun
State
The
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area Command and the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have jointly intercepted 855.1 kilogrammes of
cannabis sativa otherwise known as Indian hemp valued at N4.75million.
Briefing
journalists on the seizure, Customs Area Controller (CAC), NCS, Ogun Area,
Comptroller Bamidele Akande, said that the Indian hemp consignment, which came
in 69 sacks and a number of other compressed packages, was allegedly
intercepted along Imeko axis of the state by a combined team of Customs and
NDLEA operatives.
He said
the cannabis sativa was allegedly being transported in a Mazda 323 car
and three motorcycles before it was intercepted and abandoned by the driver who
fled into the bush.
“This
event is one of the collaborative efforts of the Nigeria Customs Service where
government agencies collaborate to meet the demands of duty of another agency
in an emergency situation where its personnel are not at the point of any
breach of the law,” Akande said.
He
assured that the command will not relent in its collaborative efforts with
other government agencies to rid the country of unwholesome cross-border trade
practices.
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