{
  "id": 7271151,
  "title": "Ondo: Police arrest suspected producer of killer herbal drinks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ondo-police-arrest-suspected-producer-of-killer-herbal-drinks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T08:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ondo-police-arrest-suspected-producer-of-killer-herbal-drinks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nIn 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.\n\nThe 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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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "Police arrest 2, seize 692 parcels of suspected Indian hemp at Dawhenya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/police-arrest-2-seize-692-parcels-of-suspected-indian-hemp-at-dawhenya",
        "published": "2026-09-14T07:10:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ondo: Police arrest suspected producer of killer herbal drinks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ondo-police-arrest-suspected-producer-of-killer-herbal-drinks-7272228",
        "published": "2026-09-14T08:08:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Ondo Tragedy: Police arrest suspect over poisonous drinks that allegedly killed 29 people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ondo-tragedy-police-arrest-suspect-over-poisonous-drinks-that",
        "published": "2026-09-14T08:11:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}