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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