The Anambra State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a lorry loaded with Cannabis Sativa (1635 kilogrammes) wrapped in polythene materials.
The lorry also carried Tramadol 225ml (235 kg), Diazaphan (4.6 kg), Exrl5 (34kg) and Cocaine 0.10 grammes.
The State Commandant of the NDLEA, Mr Mohammed Misbahu Idris, who disclosed this while displaying the substances before newsmen at the Command headquarters in Awka, on Wednesday, said that the vehicle was intercepted in Anambra on transit to Yobe State, in the northern part of Nigeria.
The vehicle was suspected to be coming from either Edo or Delta state.
He said the suspects placed palm oil gallons, motorbikes and bags of bedroom slippers on top of the illicit drugs to give the public the Impression that the vehicle was carrying only slippers and palm oil being transported to Yobe State.
According to the State NDLEA Commandant, when the vehicle was stopped by his men on duty at Ukpo junction in the state, the driver and the conductor escaped.
Idris expressed concern over the increasing rate of drug abuse among youths in spite of the enlightenment campaign being championed by the NDLEA across the country.
He commended the effort of Governor Obiano, in partnering NDLEA to eradicate illicit drug activities in the state, and solicited cooperation of the public in exposing dealers on hard drugs.
Fourteen suspected illicit drugs users were also paraded by the agency.
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