Kano State police have intercepted 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected of being Indian hemp.
SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s spokesman, confirmed this in a press statement.
He stated that the arrest was made in response to the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police, ordering a heightened patrol to combat crime in the state.
Kiyawa explained that while on an intelligence-led surveillance patrol at Damagiri village, Rogo LGA, Kano State, along the Katsina-Kano border, police officers intercepted an Ash Colour Golf III Saloon Motor Vehicle from Katsina heading to Kano, carrying 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp.
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He claimed that when the driver noticed the presence of the police, he abandoned the vehicle and took to his heels.
“One Hundred and Thirty-Five (135) parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp valued at One Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N1,350,000:00) were recovered in the vehicle during an on-the-spot search,” the statement says.
According to preliminary investigations, the driver has been a notorious drug dealer and other substances for many years.
The State Commissioner of Police ordered that the case be transferred to the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department, Narcotics Section, for a confidential investigation before being charged in court.
