The officers of the Ekiti State Command of the Amotekun Corps have arrested two suspected Indian hemp dealers and recovered a total of 108 bags of cannabis sativa during a recent operation.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Corps Head of Communications Department, Adeleye Adewale.
Adewale explained that the suspects; Alade Kehinde, aged 45; and Dada Kehinde, aged 55; were both hail from Ondo State and reside in Owo Local Government Area.
He revealed that the two suspected dealers of Indian hemp were accosted by the officers of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps during a routine night patrol in Emure Local Government Area of the state.
“The Amotekun officers at Emure Ekiti intercepted and impounded a white unregistered (J5) van, conveying a total of 108 bags of cannabis sativa, better known as ‘Indian hemp,’ at the border town of Emure Ekiti in Ekiti State and that of Owo in Ondo State.
“The efforts of the two suspects to induce the officers of the Amotekun Corps with a sum of N500,000 failed,” he stated.
Adewale said upon interrogation, the two suspects confessed to committing the crime.
“They were driving the fully-loaded Indian hemp vehicle to an unspecified destination in Ondo State before they were apprehended and handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ekiti State, along with the exhibits and vehicle, for proper investigation,” he stated.
