The Oyo State police command has arrested two suspected drug peddlers and recovered eight parcels of weeds suspected to be Canadian Loud concealed inside a car tyre.

In a statement on Saturday, the command’s spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, said the operation was part of its sustained intelligence-led efforts to disrupt criminal networks and prevent illicit substances from contributing to insecurity across the state.

Mr Olayinka said, “Following actionable intelligence received by the command on 2 September 2026 regarding the activities of a known drug peddler at a vulcanizer’s shop, where suspected hard drugs were being concealed inside a car tyre, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, psc, mnips, directed the Officer in Charge, Anti-Narcotics Section, through the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (DCCID), to move to the location.

“Acting on the directive, operatives proceeded to the said shop, where they arrested two suspects and recovered the eight parcels of weeds suspected to be Canadian Loud concealed inside the car tyre with the assistance of the vulcanizer. A vulcanizing machine allegedly used in the process was also recovered as an exhibit.”

According to the command, the recovery of the suspected illicit drugs and the arrest of the suspects subsequently opened a new phase of the investigation. 

It added, “Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to their respective involvement in the act and are currently assisting the police with the ongoing investigation.”

The command noted that the suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation, adding efforts were ongoing to identify and apprehend other members of the syndicate.

The police reaffirmed its commitment to tackling drug trafficking as an essential part of the broader fight against crime and criminality.

“Hard drugs do not only pose serious health and social dangers; their proliferation can impair judgment, fuel violence and provide a catalyst for crimes such as cultism, robbery, kidnapping and other forms of organised criminality,” the command addded.