The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Rivers state has arrested suspected drug dealers in the state.
The arrest was made on Tuesday, after officials of the commission intercepted the movement of hard drugs which weighed about 261.4kg along the Ahoada axis of the East West road.
Emmanuel Ogbumgbada, spokesperson of the commission disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
According to him, a separate fifteen bags of cannabis sativa was also intercepted and seized by the officers.
“Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Rivers State Command carried out stop and search operation along the East-West Road, Ahoada, Rivers State, starting from 8pm of Monday 10th October till early hours of Tuesday 11th October 2022, and intercepted a gold colour Toyota Sienna SUV with Reg No – Abuja YAB 70 BR conveying 20 bags of cannabis Sativa weighing 251.4kg, from Benin to Owerri,” he said.
