Police arrest 2, recover bags of Indian hemp

A team of Policemen from the Maroko Police Division of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old man, Tajudeen Amanda and Rasheed Kehinde, 31 years for the storing and sales of Indian hemp in the Lekki area of Lagos.

The suspects it was learnt, were arrested on Sunday, September 16, 2018, while police patrol team on routine check had intercepted a Volks Wagen Gulf saloon car, red colour, with registration number KJA 377 EY belonging to the suspects.

When the car was searched, seven bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp (Cannabis marijuana) carefully hidden to avoid being seized by security operatives, were recovered.

The Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal who confirmed the arrest of the suspects said the arrest was part of the continuous effort by the Command to rid the state of illicit drugs and banned substances.