Customs seizes 10,126 parcels of cannabis in Ogun

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Ogun 1 Area Command, says it intercepted 10,126 parcels of cannabis sativa with a full Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N743,400,000 astatine antithetic locations of the state.

The Area Comptroller, Mr Olukayode Afeni, disclosed this portion handing implicit the drugs to Mr Williams Ekundayo, Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Idiroko Special Area Command, on Tuesday

Afeni said that cannabis Sativa, commonly known arsenic marijuana, is simply a psychoactive cause that has a devastating effect connected consumers.

He said the cognition was not a seizure but a preventive measure.

“Without this intervention, our nine would look a question of drug-related crises and our already overstretched healthcare and rehab system.

“Its availability would person spiked drug-related wellness issues and overwhelmed our strained psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities,” the comptroller said.

Receiving the drugs, Ekundayo said that the seizure was different milestone accomplishment successful the combat against cause maltreatment and trafficking.

He commended the Customs officials that made the seizure and restated the telephone for greater synergy betwixt the NDLEA and customs service

Ekundayo warned those engaged successful specified nefarious concern to desist from specified act, stressing, “If they persist, they would surely beryllium arrested by instrumentality enforcement agencies”.