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Police arrest man with 114 bags of Indian Hemp

Noah Olaore, a man with 114 bags of marijuana has been napped by men of Nigeria Police, Ogun State command. According to the Spokesman of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested…

Noah Olaore, a man with 114 bags of marijuana has been napped by men of Nigeria Police, Ogun State command.

According to the Spokesman of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested on December 29, 2017, in front of M.K.O. Abiola International Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta.

The arrest was made a security alert received by officers of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad that some hoodlums were snuggling hard drugs to the state from Benin Republic.

He said, “As soon as they got the information, a team of FSARS men, led by Adeyemi Akeem, was detailed to go after the hoodlums and they intercepted the vehicle in front of M.K.O. Abiola International Stadium, Kuto, where the suspect was arrested with the exhibits.”

Oyeyemi said further investigation led the police to Igbo Ora in Oyo State where more bags of the illicit weeds were recovered, which later made the total bags of hemp recovered to be 114.

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Published January 4, 2018
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