Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted 10 bags of illicit drugs suspected to be Indian Hemp.
The drugs, packed in 10 sacks, were being conveyed in a Lagos colour commercial bus with registration number LND 995 XT, from Iddo to a destination in Mushin.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the incident, said that luck ran out on the suspects when Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives on routine patrol, flagged the bus at 5:am on 29th April 2022, at Stadium Bus Stop, Surulere.
While two occupants of the vehicle escaped, the driver, Amodu Agbaje, was arrested. The arrested driver claimed he was offered N25,000 to convey the drugs with street value of N3,000,000.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has directed the Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, to transfer the suspect and the exhibits to the Command Headquarters for further investigations.
