The police in Kano State has seized 24 metric tons of cannabis otherwise known as Indian hemp in Sharada Quarters, Kano City.
Presenting the illicit drugs to newsmen on Friday, Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Katsina said that three suspects have been arrested in connection with the drugs while the kingpin of the gang identified as Yusuf Ali is on the run.
He said of the house where the seizure was made ;
“The house serves as depot for dangerous drugs as marijuana, cocaine,depressants and other dangerous intoxicants.
“It also serves as hideout for criminal gangs who consume these intoxicating drugs, get high and attack innocent people.”
Also arrested according to Katsina is the driver who conveys the Indian hemp from Benin city in Edo State to Kano. His name was given as Sani Ibrahim.
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