35 Artillery Brigade Intercepts Large Quantity Of Drugs, Hands Over Exhibits To NDLEA
The troops of 35 Artillery Brigade on Friday, 29 March, 2024, again intercepted large quantity of substance suspected to be Canabis Sativa and a Mazda model vehicle with Registration Number NRK 622 SB at Mologbede village in Odeda LGA of Ogun State.
The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a press statement.
He said that the Commander 35 Artillery Brigade, Brigadier General Mohammed Tajudeen Aminu, commended the troops for their effort and urged them to continue to remain vigilant in their various locations.
The handing over of the 441 wrapped pieces of Pawpaw sized Cannabis Sativa weighing 223Kg and the Mazda vehicle to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency of the Ogun State Command, took place on Tuesday, 3rd April 2024.
The Commander represented by the Officer Commanding 35 Provost Company, Major Gadzama Abdullahi, expressed the determination of the Brigade to continue to sustain all efforts in collaborating with other security agencies to get rid of crimes and other social vices in the State.
Speaking, the Commandant, NDLEA Ogun State Command, Commander of Narcotics, Jane Ibiba Odili, said that she was highly excited over the synergy existing between the Military and other security agencies in the State.
She informed that General Aminu has truly been very supportive to NDLEA operations which has led to significant successes achieved by the Agency as this was not the first time such large quantity of Cannabis Sativa was intercepted by the military and handed over to the Agency.
She asserted that with the support of the military, NDLEA was able to break boundaries, burst drug syndicates and achieve holistic outcomes in their overall drug fighting efforts.
