In Edo: Army, NDLEA recover 8guns, 725 bags of cannabis
The combined troops of 4 Brigade and 32 Artillery Brigade Nigerian Army, Exercise Crocodile Smile IV have recovered eight dane guns and 725 bags of substance suspected to be cannabis.
This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Maj. Ojo Adenegan, Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade, Benin.
Adenegan said that 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.
Adenegan said that in camp one, the combined team recovered 19 jumbo bags, containing 32 blocks of substance suspected to be cannabis, and 22 bags containing 10 blocks of same substance.
Another 18 bags containing the same substance, as well as eight locally made guns, were also recovered.
He revealed that in camp two, the troops recovered eight bags of substance suspected to be cannabis and discovered suspected cannabis plantation.
He added that at the end of the operation, the camps were burnt, while 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, NAN reports.
“We are once again using this medium to solicit for the general public cooperation in the area of information sharing on criminal activities within the State and its environs.
“The Nigerian Army will not relent on its effort at ensuring a peaceful Edo and environs,” he said. Dailypost
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