Not less than eight suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Ekiti State Command.
GoldenNewsNg reports that the suspects were arrested by the NDLEA which recovered 1,465 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa from them at Ire-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The NDLEA arrested the suspects during a raid on the farm located in Oye Local Government Area of the state.
The Deputy Commandant, Narcotic Operations, Mohammed Ibrahim, led the arrest and destruction of the illicit cultivation of the Indian hemp plantation worth about five million naira.
