Tag: iNDIAN HEMP
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NDLEA arrests suspected indian hemp farmer in Sokoto
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has announced the arrest of a suspected Indian hemp farmer in Sokoto State.
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Why cultists, hemp sellers clashed in Osun state
Some youths suspected to be cultists on Friday clashed with another group of people who involve in the illicit activity of selling hemp in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. According to an eye witness account, who doesn’t want his name in print said trouble started at Ode Oga Junction in Oke Baale Area, Osogbo, when…
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NDLEA nabs grandma, pregnant woman over possession of hard drugs
A 60-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Ibinosun Sandra Esther, and a pregnant woman have been arrested during interdiction operations in which 5,527.15 kilograms of methamphetamine and cannabis sativa, as well as 132,090 tablets of tramadol and 2,000 bottles of codeine were recovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA across five states and the…
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“I feed Indian hemp seeds to my chickens” – Drug suspect
A suspect paraded by the NDLEA in Kaduna on Saturday for being in possession of Indian hemp seeds says they were for the consumption of his poultry birds. “I have a poultry farm and was told that if I feed the chickens with Indian hemp seeds, they would grow fast and strong, and would not…
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Reps set to legalise use of Indian hemp for economic benefits
The House Of Representatives is set to legalise the use of Indian Hemp in the country for economic benefit. Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu said this during a press conference on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis in Akure, Ondo state capital Kalu said that the House of Representatives has…
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25-yr-old jailed for unlawful possession of Indian hemp in Ibadan
A 25-year-old drug dealer, Afeez Owolabi, was on Monday sentenced to four months in prison by Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court in Ibadan over unlawful possession of 350 grams of Indian hemp. Ajoku sentenced Owolabi based on the evidence before her and the fact that the convict pleaded guilty to the offence.…
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Police intercept vehicle load of Indian Hemp in Ekiti
The operatives of Ekiti Police Command have intercepted a vehicle in Ise-Ekiti, the headquarters of Ise/Orun Local Government Areas of the state, fully loaded with bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp The suspects who were heavily armed were arrested by the police at about 7.45 am when the monthly sanitation programme, which normally…
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Corps members caught smoking Indian hemp will be dismissed – NYSC DG
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has said that any corps members caught smoking Indian hemp would be dismissed. Ibrahim stated this while addressing Batch B Stream 2 corps members undergoing orientation at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Sagamu, on Friday. The director-general noted that if anyone was caught breaking…
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NDLEA in C’River arrests 180 drug suspects in 2018
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Cross River Command arrested 180 persons for drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking in 2018. The State NDLEA Commander, Mrs Anthonia Edeh, made this known in the command’s 2018 Annual Report released in Calabar on Monday. Edeh said that within the period under review, a total of 251.552…
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Mother of six bags 20 months imprisonment for dealing on Indian hemp
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a housewife, Stella Izuorah, and Emmanuel Izuorah, her brother in-law, to 10 months imprisonment each with hard labour, for dealing on cannabis saliva (popularly called Indian hemp). The convicts had pleaded guilty to a count charge of illegal possession and unlawful trade in Indian hemp, punishable under…