Police intercept Indian hemp worth ₦13m in Lagos

<h2></h2>, <p>The drugs were intercepted in the Mushin area of the state.</p>, <span>Nigerian-police (Credit- Businessday NG)</span>, <h2>Operatives of Lagos Police Command, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, intercepted substances suspected to be Indian hemp worth ₦13 million from two men along Mushin, Isolo Road in the Isolo area of Lagos State.</h2>, <p>Disclosing this development via a statement, Lagos Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin said the illicit drugs were conveyed by one Fidelis Otiga, 49 and Chukwuma Kennedy, 50.</p>, <p>The aforementioned suspects, according to the police spokesperson, were transporting the substances in a Toyota Sienna car with number plate KJA 118 HV, when the detectives intercepted them.</p>, <p>According to Benjamin, the items were recovered at midnight when they were stopped by policemen from the Aswani Police Division during a routine stop-and-search on the road.</p>, <p>“The interception occurred on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, around 11.56 pm during a routine stop-and-search, leading to the arrest of Fidelis Otiga and Chukwuma Kennedy aged 49 and 50 respectively, in whose vehicle the drugs were found.</p>, <p>“The illicit drugs with a street value of ₦13m were being conveyed in a Toyota Sienna car with number plate KJA 118 HV.</p>, <p>“The suspects and exhibit have since been transferred to the command headquarters for further investigation and prosecution,” the statement quoted him as saying.</p>, <p>In a similar development, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recently disclosed that it has seized 6.3 million kilogrammes of illicit drugs in the last two years.</p>, <p>The Chairman of the agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Rtd), made this disclosure while destroying 25 tonnes of illicit drugs in Sokoto State.</p>, <p>Marwa said that over 852 hectares of Indian hemp were destroyed while three clandestine methamphetamine laboratories were dismantled.</p>, <p>Represented by the Director, of Legal and Prosecution, Josephine Obi, he said 32,000