Two men have been arrested by the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Rivers Command, for allegedly smuggling 115 kilogrammes of illicit drugs into the state.
NDLEA spokesman in Rivers, Emmanuel Ogbumgbada made this known in a statement on Tuesday.
“Operatives of the command arrested the suspects when they tried to smuggle about 200 blocks of compressed Cannabis Sativa weighing 115 kg stored inside five bags.
“The NDLEA Ahoada Area Command intercepted the contraband inside an ash coloured Hyundai Sonata saloon car near the JTF checkpoint in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers.
“Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the seizure.
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“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were moving the illicit substance from Edo state to Omoku area of Rivers State to supply to their customers,” he said.
“The suspects are being interrogated by NDLEA’s operatives and have already provided useful information,” Ogbumgbada said
