The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo State has intercepted Cannabis worth N1.4 billion.
The cannabis warehouse was discovered in Ukpuje forest in Owan West Local Government Area of the state.
This was made known by the state commander of the agency, Mr. Buba Wakawa at a recent news conference in Benin City.
He indicated that the suspected illicit drug village had four large cannabis warehouses with 233,778 kilogrammes of dried weeds suspected to be cannabis.
He added that seven suspected drug barons are believed to be running the cannabis trafficking venture have been arrested.
In his submission, he said;
“This is the largest single concentration of cannabis discovered by the command.”
Source: ghgossip.com