Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, have destroyed two cannabis plantations yielding 1,388.42kg in Ago Forest, Orhionmwon Local Council of the state.
  
The state commander of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said in a statement on Monday that four suspected drug traffickers were arrested in the past week.

The suspects are 25-year-old Eniye Osague, Osaretin Erabor, 43, Vivian Chukwuma, 38, and 44-year-old Osigwe Omogie.
  
According to Ofoyeju, credible intelligence led to the raid of the farms measuring 0.362021 hectares and 0.229346 hectares respectively, totalling 0.555367 hectares, which were completely destroyed.
  
He revealed that Eniye Osague was arrested behind the Oredo Local Government Secretariat, Benin City, on May 15, 2026. “Exhibits recovered from her include 272 grammes of Scottish loud. Osaretin Erabor, 43, was also apprehended behind the Oredo Local Government Secretariat, Benin City, on the same day with 914 grammes of Cannabis sativa.
  
“Vivian Chukwuma, 38, who was arrested at Hausa Quarters, Oluku, Benin City, was found with 315 grammes of cannabis loud, 22 grammes of Colorado, 38 grammes of methamphetamine, and 30 grammes of Tramadol 100mg.”

“The fourth suspect, Osigwe Omogie, was caught with 113 grammes of Cannabis sativa, eight grammes of loud and five grammes of tramadol,” the statement added.