NDLEA Arrests 13 Suspects, Destroys 255 Hectares Of Cannabis Farm

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ondo State has arrested 13 suspects linked with the cultivation of Cannabis.

Following the major operation that lasted seven days, the NDLEA destroyed a cumulative 255 hectares of Cannabis farms in five local government areas of the state.

The spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi disclosed in Abuja on Wednesday.

Babafemi said following the operation, the agency recovered 250kgs of Cannabis seeds and 63.85kgs of Cannabis weeds.

While commending officers of the NDLEA, the Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd) urged them to try harder in locating such illegal farms.

Explaining further, Babafemi stated that exercise codenamed ‘Operation Abub’, which began at Ogbese forest on Tuesday, February 15, lasted till Monday, February 21, 2022.

“At the Ogbese forest, a suspect, Olatunde Olaoluwa was arrested in his cannabis farm measuring 10 hectares, which was destroyed and burnt along with other cannabis farm spread across the Ogbese riverbank.

“The following day, February 16, the agency’s Strike Force operatives in their numbers stormed Ipele forest where they arrested Amos Mark, Luke Job, Monday Momoh, and Otunuya Waya while 19 hectares of irrigated cannabis plantations were destroyed."