The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 3,136 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa on the Okene-Lokoja Expressway in Kogi.
NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr Jonah Achema, who unveiled this in an announcement on Monday in Abuja said that the illegal substance was passed on in a 30T HOWO truck making a beeline for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
Achema stated: ‘NDLEA watch group captured the truck. At the point when an official jumped on the truck to affirm its substance, the driver connected with the motor and drove away with the hapless official still in the truck.
‘The individuals from the group activated and sought after the truck. At the point when the interest got hot, the driver and one other individual who were in the vehicle bounced off the vehicle and got away.
‘Over the span of the activity, the group found a few things and reports having a place with the suspects.
‘We have the vehicle number plate, a phone and some different records that were recuperated from the truck which the group took to the workplace for additional examinations.
‘The two suspects are Ibrahim, otherwise called Ade Bendel, from Edo yet situated in Abuja and the second one which is the driver, Abor Bello, from Edo likewise and both on the way far Northern States, FCT,’ he said.
Achema said that the responsibility for tranquilize naming on the sacks demonstrated numerous proprietors.
‘The NDLEA is in control of the truck while officials proceed with its examination.
‘The office will heighten reconnaissance in Kogi as a result of the way that it imparts limits to no less than 11 states,’ he said.
The State Commander, Mr Alfred Adewunmi, guaranteed Nigerians that the NDLEA would guarantee that all suspects are captured.
He said that the organization had been on the front line to guarantee the individuals who were still in the medication business were brought down to confront the outcomes.
‘The general population ought not spare a moment to approach the organization the suspects are seen, including that the battle against medicate misuse and dealing was everybody’s business.
‘As the take action against drugs proceeds, it is just expected that all partners will guarantee participation so as not to sabotage the need to carry these unlawful medication crooks to book.’
