By Ola Fadoju
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Thursday 15th of September, 2022 perfects necessary arrangements for the forwarding of exhibits recovered from a suspected peddler identified as Thaddeus Joseph.
The exhibits are prohibited substances. The suspect and the exhibits have been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
This was contained in a press release issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Josephine Adeh.
Adeh said: “The suspect, a 32 years old male resident of Kado Estate area of the FCT was arrested for the offence of being in possession of a commercial amount of leaves suspected to be Cannabis Sativa on the 7th of September 2022 at about 3.00 pm. The arrest came on the heels of credible information received that the suspect cultivates a large farm of leaves suspected to be Cannabis sativa on a piece of land at Godab Estate in the Life Camp area of the FCT. Consequently, a team of the Command’s Intelligence Assets attached to the Anti-Narcotics section swung into action and apprehended the suspects which led to the discovery of the farm and removal of the exhibits. Upon the arrest, the suspect in a voluntary statement confessed to have been in the practice for about two years. While the suspects and exhibits are being transferred for onward investigation and prosecution. The police investigation has been intensified to track down the supply and other affiliations to this suspected criminal enterprise.”
