The Nigeria Customs Service,
Federal Operations Unit, in Lagos Wednesday said it had seized 98 bags and 570
parcels of Indian hemp with duty paid value at N74.4 million.
The agency said the drugs were
coming from Togo and Ghana and a suspect had been arrested in connection to the
seizure.
It added that the drugs had been
handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further
action.
“The driver of the truck carrying
the drugs was arrested and he has been granted administrative bail.
“These are substances that are
not good for all of us, anybody that takes such is reported to be aggressive.
On behalf of the Customs Service, I now hand over these substancse for
confiscation and prosecution of offenders,” said Uba Mohammed, the Unit Controller.
Receiving the drugs on behalf of
the NDLEA, Lawal Opeloyeru, Principal Officer in charge of Operations, Lagos
Command, expressed their readiness to partner with the Nigerian Customs.
“We have contacted our colleagues
in Ghana to put a stop to stop such menace though it has not yielded any
positive result but hopefully it will be achieved because we are also using
Interpol to eradicate such problem.
“Immediately we get court
injunction, the drugs will be destroyed publicly here in Lagos,” Mr. Opeloyeru
said.
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