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NDLEA Discovers 76.9kg Loud Inside Imported Vehicles At Onne Ports
Fred Omotara, Lagos
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has discovered not less than 76.9 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis inside four used vehicles in a container marked MSDU6686346 from Canada at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers State between Thursday 1st June and Friday 2nd June during a joint inspection of the shipment with men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
In a statement signed at the weekend by the Director, Media & Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, the agency said that the discovery came after the NDLEA officials, acting on credible intelligence, requested for 100 percent physical examination of the shipment..
While commending the officers and men of the Onne Ports for their commitment and synergy with other law enforcement agencies in their areas of responsibility, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) urged them and their compatriots across the country to intensify the offensive action against drug cartels while ensuring a balance with drug demand reduction efforts.