NDLEA arrest two suspects with over 1,359kg cannabis in Edo
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday said they discovered a four-bedroom bungalow used as a cannabis warehouse in a residential building in the Illushi Community in Esan South East Local Government Area in an operation they carried out with the Nigerian Army.
A statement by the state NDLEA Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju to journalists in Benin City said the drugs have been cinfisticated while two suspects he identified as Ojore Onweze, a 45-year-old male and 30-year-old George Agwumede were nabbed over their involvement.“They are Ojore Onweze, a 45-year-old male caught in connection with 60 kg of cannabis, and 30-year-old George Agwumede nabbed over 13kg of cannabis’ On the use of residential houses in warehousing narcotic drugs he said “the use of residential houses in stockpiling illicit drugs is dangerous and must be vehemently confronted by citizens.
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