Man nabbed with 104 bags, 2 drums of ganja

by Azubuike Azikiwe

A man has been arrested with 104 bags and 2 drums of Indian hemp. Edet Okon, the suspect, was apprehended by the Cross River police command, at Ikot-Nkese in the Bakassi LGA of the state.

While being paraded at the headquarters of the state Police Command in Calabar on Friday, December 12, Okon claimed that he was not the owner of the seized marijuana, adding that he did not know anything about it.

The state Police spokesperson, Mr. Hogan Bassey, stated that the suspect was arrested in his house around 5 am last Wednesday following a tip-off.

He said, “We acted based on information. The 104 bags and two drums (100 and 200 litre drums), were stocked in his house when we got there around 5 am. He was arrested immediately and brought to the command headquarters.”

Bassey also added that the command had concluded arrangement to transfer the suspect to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for further investigation and eventual prosecution.

He added, “From here, we will move the suspect and all the items to the NDLEA office here in Calabar for further investigation and prosecution”.

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