The Naval Outpost, Onitsha Command of the Nigerian Navy, has handed over 19 bags of seized substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
The handover took place at the NDLEA Onitsha Unit on Tuesday, following their recovery at Atani Community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to the handover note obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday, the Commanding Officer, Naval Outpost, Onitsha, Kabir Yusuf, disclosed that the illicit consignments were recovered during separate intelligence-led operations conducted within the command’s operational area.
Yusuf said personnel of the Forward Operating Base, FOB, Amiyi, at Atani Abo Community, recovered the items during routine patrols.
He said a follow-up operation subsequently led security operatives to a warehouse allegedly used by the suspect for storing illicit substances, where a thorough search resulted in the recovery of another bag of suspected cannabis sativa.
He said, “The suspected illicit substances were recovered during a routine patrol by personnel of the Forward Operating Base, Amiyi, at Atani Abo Community.
“The patrol team sighted a vehicle suspected to be conveying Cannabis Sativa and immediately gave it a chase, where the suspect was said to have abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene.
“A follow-up operation subsequently led security operatives to a warehouse allegedly used by the suspect for storing illicit substances, where a thorough search resulted in the recovery of 19 bags of suspected Cannabis Sativa.”
According to him, the operation underscores the vigilance, professionalism, and operational readiness of personnel of Navy Outpost Onitsha in ensuring sanity and eradicating the menace of hard substances in the society,
The Naval Outpost formally handed over the recovered substances to the NDLEA Onitsha Unit for further investigation and necessary action and also requested the NDLEA to furnish the base with the outcome of its investigation upon completion.
