Two Fake Police Officers, 656 Bags Of Cannabis, In NDLEA Cell In Ondo

By Ayodele Oni

It was harvest season for Officials of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) and Military in Ondo State in the last two days as they made a seizure of 656 bags of Cannabis in different locations.

During the operation, the military at a check point in Akoko area of the state, arrested two fake policemen.

The NDLEA, which launched its operations at a border town between Ondo and Edo states swooped on a warehouse where 524 bags of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp were discovered.

The Ondo State Command of the NDLEA explained that a warehouse where 524 bags of cannabis sativa, popularly called Indian hemp were found was at Egbeta,  the boundary of Ondo and Edo states.

The operation which was carried out early hours of Wednesday, also led to the arrest of two suspects.

The Acting State Commandant of NDLEA, Mr Callys Alumona, explained that the State is unsafe for Indian hemp cultivators and traffickers.

He said the owner of the warehouse is still at large, stressing the command is on his trail.

In another operation in different parts of the state, Soldiers of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, intercepted 132 bags of indian hemp which street worth was put at N5.8m.

The bags were intercepted separately at locations where the Brigade mounted check points such as Omotosho, along Benin-Ore highway and Isua in Akiko area.

At the Omotosho military check point, 82 bags of indian hemp being conveyed by dealers were abandoned in two SUVs, and ash coloured Toyota Sequila.

Suspected owners reportedly took to their heels and escaped into a nearby bush, abandoning their wares.

In Isua, two suspects, dressed in police camouflage were caught wtih 50 bags of indian hemp at the Military checkpoint.

Names of the suspects were given as Nze Ezenwa aged 55 years and Mr Stephen Sunday aged 35 years.

They were said to be on their way to deliver the goods to one Seriki in Abuja in a white coloured Toyota Sienna mini-bus marked RBC 334 BG.

Officer Commanding, Military Police, Emontimi Konte Cleopas, who spoke to newsmen after handing over the suspects and exhibits to officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said the suspects were masked and dressed in Nigeria Police pullover.