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Navy hands over 19 bags of seized cannabis to NDLEA in Anambra

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  • The Nigerian Navy’s Onitsha outpost handed 19 bags of suspected cannabis to the NDLEA in Anambra State.
  • The substances were recovered during patrols and a follow-up search of a warehouse allegedly used to store illicit drugs.
  • The NDLEA will investigate the seizure and take further action.

The Nigerian Navy has handed 19 bags of substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Anambra State.

The Naval Outpost in Onitsha transferred the seized items to the NDLEA’s Onitsha unit on Tuesday. Officers recovered them at Atani Community in Ogbaru Local Government Area during separate intelligence-led operations.

The suspected illicit substances were recovered during a routine patrol by personnel of the Forward Operating Base, Amiyi, at Atani Abo Community.

— Kabir YusufThe commanding officer described how the initial recovery was made.

According to the handover note, personnel from the Forward Operating Base in Amiyi, Atani Abo Community, spotted a vehicle suspected of transporting cannabis during a routine patrol. The suspect allegedly abandoned the vehicle and fled after naval personnel gave chase.

A follow-up operation led security officers to a warehouse allegedly used to store illicit substances. A search there resulted in the recovery of the 19 bags of suspected cannabis. The naval outpost formally transferred the items to the NDLEA for investigation and further action, and asked the agency to provide the outcome of its inquiry when it is complete.

A follow-up operation subsequently led security operatives to a warehouse allegedly used by the suspect for storing illicit substances, where a thorough search resulted in the recovery of 19 bags of suspected Cannabis Sativa.

— Kabir YusufYusuf explained how the follow-up search produced the larger seizure.
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