POLICE INTERCEPT 21 PARCELS OF ILLICIT DRUGS IN LAGOS
By Adeola Abdullah
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to Area G Command, Ogba have intercepted 21 parcels of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp.
The illicit drugs were being conveyed and concealed in the bonnet of a Sienna bus with registration number BEN 883 LW driven by one Kalu Orji ‘m’ aged 32 of Angle 90, Auchi, Edo State.
In a statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Command; SP Benjamin Hundeyin, he said “luck, however, ran out of the suspect when vigilant policemen attached to Area G command on stop-and-search, stopped the vehicle at about 1540hrs on Friday, August 5, 2022 at Aguda near Excellence Hotel, Ogba, Lagos State.”
He added that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has directed that the suspect and exhibit be transferred to the Command headquarters for further investigation. He equally reassured the general public of adequate security of lives and property and a sustainable fight against the menace of drug misuse and abuse in Lagos State.
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