The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Abaji
command have intercepted a truck carrying substance suspected to be Indian hemp
at an Army checkpoint in Abaji, on the Abuja-Lokoja road.
The truck, with registration number LGT500XA, was
intercepted during a stop and search operation at about 2:00a.m. on
Saturday.
“It was while on a the stop and search operation that we
suspected the truck was carrying some substance which we suspected to be Indian
hemp and we ordered the driver to drive down to our office,” a source from the
command said.
He said when the vehicle was searched, over 800 parcels of
Indian hemp were discovered loaded beneath the truck.
The Abaji commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA), Garba Shehu, confirmed the arrest, but declined to make further
explanations and directed this reporter to contact the FCT command for further
details regarding the arrest.
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