NDLEA raids Edo warehouse, arrests couple with 22 bags of skunk, Canadian Loud

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a mates for alleged trafficking successful illicit drugs successful Benin City.

DAILY POST reports that the Commander of NDLEA successful the State, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this successful a connection made disposable to newsmen on Monday.

Ofoyeju said the suspects, identified arsenic Christian Chukwuka, 32, and Nwanneka Christian, 33, were arrested during a raid connected a warehouse on Sapele Road, wherever they woody successful narcotic drugs.

He said the suspects are from Ndokwa successful Delta State.

Ofoyeju explained that during the raid, 22 bags of skunk cannabis weighing 219.5 kilograms and compressed blocks of Canadian loud, a potent strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 192.67 kilograms, were recovered.

“The find highlights a increasing interest regarding cause trafficking and amerciable cause organisation successful the state.

“The palmy cognition was carried retired pursuing credible quality received connected the notorious transgression activities by the supra suspected couple.

“The apprehension and seizure are a reflection of increasing interest implicit cause trafficking and abuse,” helium said.

Ofoyeju alleged that Mr Christian Chukwuka, 1 of the suspects, successful his connection claimed that poorness and joblessness pushed him into the transgression act.