The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 area command, says it has seized 3,699 parcels of cannabis sativa in various locations within the state between January 1 and March 31.

On Wednesday, the area comptroller, Mohammed Shuaibu, handed over the drugs to Olusegun Adeyeye, the commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Idiroko special area command, at Idiroko.

Mr Shuaibu said the seizure comprised 534 cannabis sativa of booklet sizes, 239 cannabis of bread sizes and 2,926 cannabis of coconut sizes.

The area comptroller warned those engaged in such illegal businesses to desist and embrace legitimate trade.

“We assure those who engaged in legal businesses of our support in all aspects of their trading activities to boost the revenue generation of the country,” he said.

In his response, Mr Adeyeye commended the efforts of NCS for the remarkable feat, describing the seizures as massive.

According to him, the seizure is a testament to the synergy between customs, NDLEA, and other sister agencies.

He appealed for cooperation and collaboration of all stakeholders in the fight against the scourge ravaging our country.

“There is the need for all of us to fight this scourge that wants to destroy the future of our youth because ‘tomorrow belongs to our youth’,” he said.

(NAN)