Navy arrests 3 drug traffickers with 71kg Cannabis
Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, who disclosed this Thursday, said the suspects were arrested on September 8, 2026, by personnel of NNS Lugard following credible intelligence on the movement of an illicit drug consignment.
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspected drug traffickers and intercepted 71 kilogrammes of substances suspected to be Cannabis sativa during a riverine patrol along the River Niger in Kogi State.
Folorunsho said the suspects and recovered consignment were subsequently handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kogi State Command, on September 9 for further investigation and prosecution.
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