NDLEA Destroy Over 18,00kg Of Cannabis In Edo, Arrest 4 Suspects

Operatives of Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) person destroyed implicit 18,000 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa successful 1 cognition targeting cannabis cultivators successful the state.

The raid took spot connected September 11, 2025, astatine Ugbogui Forest, located successful the Ovia South West section authorities country of the State.

NDLEA Commander successful the State, Mitchell Ofoyeju, stated this connected Monday portion briefing connected the caller dislodgement of the cannabis plantation cell, informing that cannabis cultivation constitutes a superior menace to nutrient information successful the state.

According to Ofoyeju, “The monolithic cannabis workplace demolition operation, which was based connected actionable quality is posing a superior menace to nutrient security. If these forests tin beryllium utilised lone for the cultivation of nutrient and currency crops, the situation of nutrient shortage volition beryllium adequately addressed.

“This cognition evidently underscores the agency’s committedness to combatting cause cultivation successful the State, thereby reinforcing our efforts to escaped our communities of the dangers posed by illicit drugs.”

The Commander stressed that Edo State Command has taken a bold measurement to chopped disconnected the illicit proviso of the outlawed substance with the demolition of a immense Cannabis sativa plantation spanning astir 6.79 hectares, with an estimated output of implicit 16,966 kilograms.

“At the farm, we successfully recovered 1 100 and 12 bags of harvested and processed cannabis weighing 1,176 kilograms successful the farm,” Mitchell stated.

He added that 4 antheral suspects linked to the cannabis plantation were apprehended during the cognition portion taking refuge astatine their tents located wrong the farm.

The NDLEA commandant assured that investigations were underway, and the suspects expected to look charges successful tribunal soon.

He besides called connected members of the nationalist to proceed providing quality to assistance successful the combat against drug-related crimes.