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NDLEA intercepts 14.5 tons of Ghanaian loud linked to wanted drug lord

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted a large consignment of Ghanaian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis sativa, smuggled into Lagos from Ghana loaded in two trucks and a J5 bus with a total weight of 14, 524.8 kilograms.

This was revealed in a statement signed by the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, February 4, 2024.

The three vehicles conveying jumbo bags of the psychoactive substance were trailed and intercepted at the Ojuelegba area of Lagos in the early hours of Sunday 28th January 2024.

In the process of blocking the vehicles, two of the drivers jumped off on motion while the third driver, 66-year-old Nasiru Ojomu, who works with wanted Akala, Mushin-based drug baron, Suleiman Jimoh (alias Olowo Idi Ogede, also known as Temo) was arrested.

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