The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 64-years old man who identified himself as Pa Daniel Idemudia a resident of Benin in connection with the discovery of a substance suspected to be cannabis sativa in a house where he resides.
The State Command of the NDLEA, has initially placed a ban on drug trafficking and launched an onslaught against drug cartels in the State, leading to the discovery of two secret warehouses for weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa.
Mr. Buba Wakawa the state commander of NDLEA said "A total of 5,650 kgs of dried weeds suspected to be the banned substance, were found in two warehouses. The first warehouse is Pa. Idemudia's residential house located behind Tipper Garage, Egor, Egor Local Government Area, where 280 sacks of the dried weeds weighing 4,200 kg where hidden in a ceiling, while the second warehouse is located at Ugwella-Gidi village, Ovia South West Local Government Area, where 245 sacks of dried weeds weighing 1,450 kgs were recovered.
Mr.Buba Wakawa said this major discovery is coming barely few weeks after the Command publicly destroyed 136,844 kgs of various narcotic drugs, including cannabis sativa.
The State Commander of NDLEA, Mr. Buba Wakawa, disclosed that the seizures were made based on intelligence reports received by the Command.This discovery will serve as a warning to others that their warehouses will be discovered and the drugs seized,” he said.
The suspect, PA Daniel Idemudia, who admitted knowledge of the exhibits found inside ceiling in his house, said that a friend kept the banned substance in his house.
“A friend of mine kept the cannabis inside the ceiling of my house. The house was built by my son who resides in Europe. He promised to handsomely reward me after selling the drugs,” he said.
The NDLEA Commander who promised to arrest other members connected with the warehouses, appealed to members of the public with useful information that could lead to the recovery of drugs and arrest of traffickers, to provide such information to the Agency.
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