The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECFROFT on Tuesday handed over 85 bags of illicit substance suspected to be cannabis sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Navy Capt. Mutalib Raji, Executive Officer, NNS BEECFROFT, disclosed this at the handing over which was held at NNS BEECFROFT, Apapa, Lagos State.
Raji, who represented the Commander of the ship, Commodore Rafiu Oladejo, said that each bag weighed 85kg.
The captain said that the illicit substances were arrested on July 14 due to actionable intelligence by the combined team of Quick Response Team in the base and Deep Blue Boats.
“We got credible intelligence about some individuals who were seen at Mobile Beach offloading the items thereby, deployed our men to go there for investigation and arrest.
“They met the criminals offloading the bags of cannabis sativa but on sighting our men, the criminals fled, leaving…
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