NDLEA destroys 4.6 tonnes of suspected cannabis farms in Edo

The NDLEA Edo State Command has destroyed two cannabis farms with an estimated yield of 4,628.9775 kilograms, according to the Daily Post Nigeria. The farms, which measured 1.851591 hectares, were destroyed in coordinated operations across the state.

Ten suspected drug traffickers were arrested in the state, the Daily Post Nigeria and Punch reports. The operations were carried out in line with the NDLEA's efforts to rid Edo State of illicit drug activities, with the Commander of the NDLEA in Edo State, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosing the details of the operations.

The farms were located in Ugboku, Igbanke Forest, in the Orhionmwon Local Government Area, and Abuja quarters in Benin City, the Daily Post Nigeria reports. One suspect, Agholor Elebojie, a 40-year-old male, was apprehended in connection with one of the farms.

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