The Ondo state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered a building where Cannabis sativa, popularly called “Indian Hemp” was allegedly being stored and sold in Akure, the state capital.
Officials of the agency who supervise the building said the command was reliably informed by residents of the area that Indian hemp was being stored and sold in the building.
The building located on Ogunleye lane, off Kolawole Estate, Olu foam area in Akure, was said to be a meeting point for drug offenders in Akure and its environs.
The state commandant of the NDLEA, Mr. Ibrahim Abdul who led officials of the agency to the area disclosed that two middle aged men were arrested in the building with Indian hemp in their custody.
The operation was the first major one to be carried out by the new commandant of the agency, since his assumption of office in the command.
Mr Abdul hinted that two suspects, Chibozor Godday and Collins Nmo who were arrested inside the building would be prosecuted after investigation has been concluded.
He disclosed that over 800 bags of indian hemp were secretly kept inside the ceiling of the building just as he informed that some were stored in the ceiling of the house.
He urged members of the public to always furnish the agency with necessary information whenever they noticed strange developments in their environment.
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