POLICE RAIDS DRUG PEDDLERS HIDEOUT IN ABEOKUTA, RECOVER N2.2 MILLION CASH AND ILLICIT DRUGS
The Ogun State Police command has raided a major drug peddlers hideout in Lafenwa area of Abeokuta, recovering a cash sum of N2.2 Million and illegal substances.
Items recovered were 55 packs of codeine; 110 parcels of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp; two packs of Emzoline, and six-packs of Uniplex codeine.
The remaining items were four packs of Pandeen expectorant; 12 packs of Rephnol; three packs of Backwoods honey; one carton of max cough codeine; axes; machetes and dangerous charms.
Confirming the development, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, described the feat recorded by the Command as 'big haul of seizure.'
The Police boss noted that special tactical teams were mobilized to the hideout last Tuesday to carry out the operation. He revealed that some of the peddlers escaped through the Ogun River canal.
The CP vowed that the Command would arrest those behind the illicit business
He said; “The seizure is a big haul. We want whoever wants to lay claim to these illicit drugs and money, to come forward.
“We want to warn the barons to steer clear of the state. These are the drugs the criminals take to motivate them to commit crime."
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