Efforts of the combined troops of 4 Brigade and 32 Artillery Brigade Nigerian Army Exercise Crocodile Smile IV, in collaboration with personnel of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have led to the recovery of eight dane guns and 725 bags of substance suspected to be cannabis in Edo State.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade, Benin, Maj. Ojo Adenekan.
According to him, the recovery was made during a raid at Ivbiodohen Forest, in Ivibiodohen Village, 5 Kilometers from Uzebba community in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo.
Three different camps with warehouses at various points for storing Marijuana were raided by the troops during the operation.
Adenekan disclosed that in camp one, the team recovered 19 jumbo bags, containing 32 blocks of substance suspected to be cannabis, and 22 bags containing 10 blocks of same substance.
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Another 18 bags containing the same substance, but yet to be parked as well as eight locally made guns.
In camp two, he said the troops recovered eight bags of substance suspected to be cannabis and discovered suspected cannabis plantation while camp three yielded 545 bags of substance suspected to be cannabis and 113 jumbo bags of the substance suspected to be cannabis seeds.
The statement said one suspect has been arrested in connection with the crime while the team burnt down the camps at the end of the operation.
Furthermore, the statement said the suspect, the eight locally made guns and samples of the substance suspected to be cannabis were handed over to the NDLEA for further action.
Adenekan appealed to members of the public to cooperate with the military in the area of information sharing on criminal activities within the State and its environs even as he assured that “The Nigerian Army will not relent on its effort at ensuring a peaceful Edo and environs.”
