Four individuals who claim to be major distributors of Indian hemp in Agbara area of Ogun State have been apprehended by officers of the Nigeria Police Force.
The suspects were found transporting a freezer fully loaded with the banned substance at Iperin Area, around Agbara Industrial park.
According to a statement released by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesperson of Police in the region, the four suspects were nabbed during the Operation Puff Adder which had just been recently launched.
Oyeyemi stated, “The raiding of black spots across the state is in furtherance of a total clampdown on hoodlums perpetrating violent crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, and the likes. In line with this, a special operation outfit code named “OPERATION PUFF ADDER ” was recently launched by the Commissioner of Police CP Bashir Makama in compliance with the directive of Inspector general of police.
“The 4 suspects namely Opeyemi Wahab f’ 22yrs, Kabirat Ahmed f’ 21yrs, Yusuf Rasaki m’ 20yrs and Saheed Mustapha m’ 32yrs were all arrested at Iperin black spots in Agbara area on Saturday 27th April 2019 during the raiding of the area by team of policemen led by the DPO SP Adegbite Omotayo.
“The suspects were caught with the deep freezer which they pretended to be using for sales of soft drinks, but when it was opened, behold, it was loaded with weeds suspected to be marijuana hence they were promptly apprehended.
Giving an account of the victims’ statements, Oyeyemi mentioned, “On interrogation, they confessed been the major distributor of the substance in Agbara area and that they always use the freezer to distribute it around so as to deceive the security agents and prevent them from arrest. ”
After the initial interrogation, the suspects were transferred to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department so as to probe the case further.
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