Indian hemp
19 Apr
Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian Hemp, at a Jetty in Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect.
8 Feb
Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have, in the last one month, seized about 60 smuggled items worth N845.1 million in the southwest region of the country.
13 Jan
The 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Abeokuta, handed over 176kg of seized Indian hemp to the NDLEA on Thursday in Abeokuta.
13 Dec
Operatives of the So-Safe Corps in Ogun State have intercepted four motorcycles conveying 22 sacks of Indian hemp. The corps also apprehended two of the suspected illicit drug dealers at Abule Sikiru, along Igbo-Ora Road, Abeokuta North Local Council of the state. Its Commander, Soji Ganzallo, said, yesterday: “At about 0230hours, on December 11, 2023,…
23 Aug 2023
Tincan special area command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has revealed that it seized 799.95kg of cannabis worth N2.66 billion. According to Mohammed Abubakar, the area commander at Tincan, the illicit drugs were seized between January and August. Abubakar stated that during the period, the command also recovered 24kg of cocaine from…
19 Jun 2023
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi State Area Command, has intercepted 104 parcels of Indian hemp, 359 sacks of diazepam and 70 packs of tramadol.
17 Jun 2023
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi State Area Command, has intercepted 104 parcels of Indian hemp, 359 sacks of diazepam and 70 packs of tramadol. Suleiman Yusuf popularly known as Babangida was named during the operation.
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