Troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army operating in 81 Division Area have intercepted a suspected international drug syndicate smuggling a truckload of substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana) enroute Sango-Otta in Ogun state.
Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, via Twitter on Wednesday, July 19, disclosed this via Twitter on Wednesday, July 19.
Nwachukwu noted that using reliable intelligence, troops conducted stop and search operations along Ajilete Road in Yewa South LGA, Ogun State, during which they intercepted and impounded the suspected truck without a registration number, loaded with 397 wraps of substance suspected to be marijuana.
In the preliminary investigations that followed, it was revealed that the illicit substance concealed in the truck was transported from Ghana through Benin Republic via Igholo-Idiroko en route Sango Otta.
The suspects conveying the illegal drugs have been identified as Matthew Edegbe, a Benin Republic national, and Joshua Dansu of Idiroko, who are currently assisting in ongoing investigations.
Items recovered from the suspects include the truck’s Registration number identified as (T 1826 LA Lagos), which was detached and concealed in the vehicle to prevent identification, an Infinix and Itel phone, one iPhone, a Benin Republic National Identification card, and a Driver’s license belonging to one George Benyagbe, as well as the sum of N7000 only.
The suspects, vehicle, and exhibits have been taken into custody to be handed over to National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos State Command.
