A 40ft trailer load of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilogrammes has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, while being distributed into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station in Kagini, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, for onward distribution to some Northern states.
The spokesman of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, made this known on Sunday in a statement.
Giving details of the operatives of the agency, Babafemi said the intelligence-led operation, which took place at 1:20 a.m. on Saturday led to the seizure of not only the large illicit consignment but also the trailer and the six vehicles – Toyota Van, Toyota Camry car, Toyota Sienna bus, JAC 4-wheel-drive Hilux truck, Toyota Corolla car and a Vento Passat car – as well as the arrest of a suspect, 42-year-old Isaac Monday Desmond.
The consignment was loaded into the trailer at Uzebba in Owan local council area of Edo State.
