NDLEA uncovers suspected drug warehouse, arrests couple in Edo

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, successful Edo State person uncovered a suspected cause warehouse successful Benin City, starring to the apprehension of a hubby and woman allegedly progressive successful the retention and organisation of illicit substances.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued on Monday by the Edo State Commander of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju.

According to Ofoyeju, the cognition was carried retired astatine a residential gathering on Sapele Road pursuing credible quality connected the alleged cause trafficking activities of the occupants.

The suspects, identified arsenic Christian Chukwuka, 32, and his wife, Nwanneka Christian, 33, some natives of Ndokwa, Delta State, were apprehended during the raid.

The NDLEA said officers recovered 22 bags of skunk cannabis weighing 219.5 kilograms, arsenic good arsenic compressed blocks of Canadian Loud, a highly potent synthetic cannabis strain, weighing 192.67 kilograms. The full quantity of drugs seized during the cognition was 412.17 kilograms.

Ofoyeju described the cognition arsenic different large breakthrough successful the agency’s run against cause trafficking and substance maltreatment successful the state.

“Our efforts to combat cause trafficking stay unwavering. We volition thoroughly analyse this lawsuit and guarantee that justness is served,” helium said.