The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, has destroyed two cannabis plantations with an estimated yield of 4,628.9 kilogrammes and arrested 10 suspected drug traffickers in separate operations across the state.
The state Commander of the agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Monday, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Ofoyeju said the operations were carried out based on credible intelligence, with the two cannabis farms located at Ugboku, Igbanke Forest, in Orhionmwon Local Government Area.
He said the plantations covered a combined area of 1.85 hectares and had an estimated yield of 4,628.9 kilogrammes of cannabis.
According to the NDLEA commander, one suspect, 40 year old Agholor Elebojie, was arrested in connection with one of the farms, which had an estimated yield of 1,749.26 kilogrammes. The second farm had an estimated yield of 2,879.72 kilogrammes, while two bags of processed cannabis weighing 12.4 kilogrammes were recovered.
Ofoyeju said the operation was part of the agency’s renewed efforts to dismantle illicit drug cultivation and trafficking locations across the country.
In a separate operation, NDLEA operatives raided drug flashpoints at Oluku in Ovia North East Local Government Area and Abuja Quarters in Oredo Local Government Area of Benin City.
The operation led to the arrest of 10 suspected male drug traffickers and the recovery of different quantities of illicit substances.
At Oluku, a 28 year old suspect, Kingsley Anigala, was arrested on August 14 with 25.857 kilogrammes of cannabis and 93 grammes of methamphetamine.
The NAN report further stated that nine other suspects were arrested at Abuja Quarters on August 13, with operatives recovering cannabis, Loud, Tramadol, Diazepam, Swinol, Danabol and methamphetamine in various quantities.
Ofoyeju said all the suspects had been taken into custody, while investigations were ongoing in preparation for prosecution.
He added that the operations were carried out in line with the directive of the NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, to intensify the fight against illicit drug cultivation and trafficking nationwide.
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