Navy arrests three suspected drug traffickers on River Niger

The Nigerian Navy has arrested 3 suspected cause traffickers and intercepted 71kg of a substance suspected to beryllium Cannabis sativa during a riverine patrol on the River Niger successful Kogi State.

This is contained successful an operational study by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, issued on Thursday in Abuja.

According to Folorunsho, the suspects were arrested on Tuesday by unit of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Lugard pursuing credible quality connected the question of an illicit cause consignment.

“The suspected cannabis was concealed successful the rear compartment of a ample woody commercialized vessel intercepted adjacent Chintako Community Jetty successful Bassa Local Government Area,” helium said.

He dis...