Ondo: Police arrest suspected producer of killer herbal drinks

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man suspected of producing a herbal drink linked to the deaths of at least 29 people in Odigbo Local Government Area, according to Punch Nigeria.

In a separate incident, the Tema Regional Police Command in Ghana arrested two persons, Godwin Asigeh and Freeman Amedoku, and seized 692 parcels of suspected Indian hemp during a snap-check operation at Dawhenya in the Prampram Division, as reported by the Ghanaian Times. The suspects were found transporting the substance in an Accra-bound Ford Transit vehicle.

The arrests were made on different occasions and in different locations, with the first incident occurring in Ondo State, Nigeria, and the second in Ghana.

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