20-year-old Bright Mbamara has been arrested with 16 bags of loose quantity of suspected dried weeds known as cannabis sativa by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Imo State.

Assistant Commander of Narcotics and Principal Staff Officer (Media and Advocacy), Imo State Command, Lamuwa Shehu, in statement issued Sunday night, said the arrest was made at the suspect’s country home in Umueki, Amaraku, Ikeduru Local Council, adding that the substance weighed 219.650 kg.

The statement read: “On Sunday, March 27 at about 1400hrs, a team of NDLEA operatives arrested one Bright Mbamara, aged 20  with 16 bags and a loose quantity of dried weed substance suspected to be cannabis sativa, weighing 219.650kg.

“He was found in his family compound of Umueli Amaraku, Ikeduru Local Council of Imo State.

“The suspect will soon be made to face the full wrath of the Law.”

The agency said the suspect and the exhibits are in the custody of the command in Owerri, undergoing investigation.

In his remark, the State Commander, NDLEA Imo State Command, Ruben Apeh, urged parents to look after their wards to avoid being lured by others to the unwanted path.

He lamented that a 20-year-old should ordinarily be in school and not in the ghettos selling hard drugs.