National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ondo state Command, has seized 295.779 kg of cannabis sativa in two weeks, the agency’s commander, Haruna Dagara, said yesterday.
Dagara disclosed this in Akure during a courtesy visit to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The commander also said the Command destroyed about 36.5 hectares of cannabis farm, arrested 26 suspects, comprising 24 males and 2 females, and secured five convictions. “In the same vein, from January to date, the Command arrested 102 suspects comprising 93 males and nine females, and seized 13,523.68 kg of cannabis sativa,” he said. Dagara said that from January till date, 172 litres of Skuchies was seized, 48.5 hectares of cannabis farmland were destroyed, three houses and five vehicles were seized, and 11 convictions were secured. “Cannabis and its cultivation pose a great concern to us in Ondo state.
We have today, a very large area of land, which should be for the state’s use in the area of forest reserves. “Our men don’t have what it takes or weapons to confront them, hence the need for collaboration with the NDLEA to subdue them.” (NAN)
