Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have razed over 317,417 kilograms (317.4 metric tons) of cannabis warehouses
James OjoOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have razed over 317,417 kilograms of cannabis stored in warehouses across forests in Opuje, Edo state.Opuje is a community in Owan West LGA in Edo.hundreds of its men stormed the forests in Opuje community, in a two-day operation to destroy cannabis warehouses.It added that during the operation, Omoruan Theophilus, a 37-year-old man, who parades himself as a police inspector, alongside three others, were arrested.
The agency also said its officials “were ambushed with a bonfire by armed youths on their way out of the community the following day but were able to successfully leave the area without any casualty, except the heavy investment losses inflicted on the cartels”.In a similar operation, the NDLEA in collaboration with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , busted a criminal syndicate involved in the trafficking of fake dollars in Lagos.
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