The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 17 suspects and destroyed 31,250 kilogrammes of cannabis in Osun.

This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja.

He said operatives of the agency arrested the suspects on Friday, July 26, during a raid at the Owena forest in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun.

Mr Babafemi said the operatives also destroyed 31,250 kilogrammes of cannabis on a 12.5-hectare farmland and recovered 84 kilogrammes of processed marijuana and a single-barrel Dane gun.

Meanwhile, the NDLEA operatives in Kaduna on Saturday, July 27, during a stop-and-search patrol along the Kaduna-Zaria highway, intercepted a 32-year-old lady (name withheld) in possession of 573 rounds of 7.60 live ammunition.

Mr Babafemi said the suspect claimed to have attempted to deliver it to bandits in Sokoto.

Also, the agency arrested a 35-year-old suspect (name withheld) along Kaduna–Zaria road in connection with the seizure of 25,000 ampoules of Pentazocine injection.

“A 35-year-old suspect was also nabbed in Kano on a follow-up operation following the seizure of 37,880 ampoules of Diazepam injection along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

“Two suspects were also arrested with 55 jumbo wraps of Ghana Loud by NDLEA operatives at Oloko along Badagry-Seme road, Lagos on Friday, July 26.

“A 30-year-old suspect was nabbed same day by officers on patrol along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja expressway with 20 blocks of compressed cannabis sativa that weighed 10.500kg.

“In Bauchi State, two suspects were arrested on Thursday, July 25. They were caught with 315 blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 204.750kg along Maiduguri bye-pass, Bauchi town,” he said.

(NAN)