NDLEA arrests man for alleged possession of hemp

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Osun Command, said it has apprehended a 65-year-old man, Dauda Lamidi, for alleged possession of Cannabis sativa, also known as hemp.

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This is contained in a statement by Charles Odigie, the command’s spokesperson, on Monday in Osogbo.

Odigie said the suspect was arrested along the Ibadan-Iwo expressway by men of the command while on operational duties.

He explained that the suspect was in possession of some dried substance suspected to be hemp, stored inside a two-litre gallon of engine oil.

He added that the substance weighed about 1.550 kg.

According to him, the suspect is an ex-convict, who was convicted for the same offence in 2019 and was incarcerated in a correctional facility for three years.