Categories: Osun

NDLEA Recovers 489.8kgs Processed Cannabis In Osun

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun State Command, has discovered a 6.01 hectares of cannabis farm in Owena-Ijesa, Oriade local government area of the state.

Briefing OSUN DEFENDER on the operation, the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Charles Odigie, said the planted cannabis weighed 489.8kg.

Odigie said the farm which located at Obada Sawmill forest has been destroyed immediately it was discovered during a raid by the officers of the command.

He added that 489.8kg of processed plant was recovered during the raid while a 37-year-old man, Monday Sylvester, was arrested on the farm.

Odigie stated: “On Saturday, November 4, 2023, the Osun NDLEA stormed the Obada sawmill forest in Owena-Ijesa, Oriade LGA where they arrested a suspect, Monday Sylvester, 37, on a 6.01 hectares of cannabis farm which was destroyed and 489.8kgs already processed plant recovered.”

Reacting to the development, the Osun Commander of the agency, Nnadi Chidi, said his officers would not leave any stone unturned in making the state free of drug.

Chidi warned drug dealers in the state to either relocate or face the consequence of their actions whenever they are caught.

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