A man
identified as Iredia Austine has been arrested for dealing in the banned
substance Indian Hemp and in his confessional statement, he revealed that he
sold the hard drugs to fund his Masters degree programme.
Iredia was
arrested with about 82 bags of hemp.
The graduate
of Geophysics from Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma, said he started selling
cannabis in 2011 when he gained admission into the university because he had no
one to help him financially.
“I studied
Geophysics at Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma and completed my National Youth
Service Corps (NYSC) in January 2018. I started selling cannabis in 2011 when I
gained admission into the university because I have no one to help me
financially.
“After my
graduation, I stopped selling Indian Hemp but the temptation arose when I
purchased form for my master’s degree programme at the University of Port
Harcourt. This is the largest quantity of cannabis I have bought,” he said.
Parading the
suspect, the state commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA), Buba Wakawa, said the suspect was arrested with 82 bags of cannabis
sativa (Indian hemp) weighing 762 kilogrammes.
He said the
bags containing the narcotic were discovered inside the ceiling of the
suspect’s house located at Ohiomah Street, Iyeu Otuo,Edo State by the operatives
of the NDLEA.
‘We got hold
of information on a certain Cannabis dealer in Iyeu Otuo and our men set into
action immediately. He was eventually arrested and upon further search on his
premises, we discovered the Indian hemp perfectly concealed in his ceiling.
Our
men seized about 82 bags of the banned substance cannabis sativa from the
suspect” he said.
Wakawa said
preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect bought the drugs during
harvest season and stored it in the ceiling for sale during peak season. He
said investigations have been concluded and that the suspect would be charged
to court.
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