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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, has recovered 150 blocks and 3 sacks of cannabis sativa weighing 112 kilograms.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the interception followed a roadworthy mishap astatine Gadar Tamburawa connected the Zaria-Kano expressway.
This is contained successful a connection issued connected Thursday successful Kano by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari.
He said the incidental occurred astatine astir 6a.m. connected Sept. 6, erstwhile NDLEA operatives connected patrol heard a large sound indicating a collision involving a Volkswagen Golf car and a truck.
“Officers rushed to the country to rescue the occupants of the Golf, removing its windscreen, model and doorway to extricate the operator and passenger.
“The rider attempted to fly instantly aft opening the door, but was apprehended by our operatives.
“A hunt of the Golf conveyance led to the find of 150 blocks and 3 sacks of escaped cannabis sativa weighing 112kg,” helium said.
According to him, the idiosyncratic connected the driver’s side, who is receiving aesculapian treatment, confessed that helium is representing the consignor and has made akin deliveries some wrong and extracurricular Kano successful the past.
Muhammad-Maigatari added that the operator besides admitted to utilizing a one-way way successful an effort to evade NDLEA checkpoints.
“Initial reports indicated that the operator of the motortruck sustained fracture successful the crash. This incidental progressive 2 offences: one-way driving starring to a collision and trafficking successful narcotics,” helium said.
The spokesperson said the bid nether the enactment of its State Commander, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, would prosecute the prosecution of those progressive successful cause trafficking.
He commended the punctual and nonrecreational behaviour of the patrol officers progressive successful the rescue, apprehension and recovery.
Muhammad-Maigatari observed that their enactment reflected the effectual enactment of the NDLEA Chairman, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd.).
The spokesperson advised members of the nationalist to desist from cause trafficking and study suspicious movements of illicit substances to the agency.
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