Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Imo State Command, have intercepted a 40-foot truck carrying Nigerian Breweries beer bottles, with 239 kilograms of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa concealed inside it.
This is even as the men of the Ondo state Command of the Agency have arrested a 20-year-old Bidemi Timileyin with 6.12 grams of cocaine at a joint in Ajiboro community Ondo town, Ondo West local government area of the state, while other suspects escaped. Both seizures were made on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
This was revealed to the media via a release by the Director of Media & Advocacy of the Agency, Femi Babafemi.
According to the Commander, Imo state Command of NDLEA, Nse Jack, preliminary investigations revealed that the illicit substances were loaded into the truck in Benin, Edo state, on its way from Idiroko, Ogun state heading to Aba in Abia state.
He said three suspects arrested in connection with the seizure include: the driver, Linus Okeke (34); the conductor, Bokwagh Tivfa (29) and the courier, Chidi Ofondu (60).
The NDLEA Commander revealed that on the 24th February, 2021, at about 7.30pm, based on information, Imo state command intercepted a 40ft Fonton truck with registration number Lagos KJA 991 XZ, belonging to AG leventis, Aba, a transporter for Nigerian Breweries, Aba, suspected of conveying some quantities of cannabis sativa at the control bus stop, Owerri, Imo state.
Mr Jack said the truck, which had empty bottles in crates belonging to Nigerian Breweries, was taken to the command headquartres, Owerri, for a thorough search.
He noted that in the process, 13 big bags of dried weed suspected to be cannabis sativa and weighing 239kgs concealed in between the crates of empty bottles were recovered.
The Commander explained.that the trio left Okada in the morning of 24th February, 2021 to Aba enroute Owerri, and that thirteen (13) bags of the exhibit were dropped along the road in Imo state before they got to the control bus stop, Owerri, same day where they were intercepted.
