{"id":6285,"date":"2026-05-12T17:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=6285"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:26:38","slug":"customs-seizes-10126-parcels-of-cannabis-in-ogun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/customs-seizes-10126-parcels-of-cannabis-in-ogun\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs seizes 10,126 parcels of cannabis in Ogun"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Ogun 1 Area Command, says it intercepted 10,126 parcels of cannabis sativa with a total Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N743,400,000 at different locations of the state.<br \/><br \/>The Area Comptroller, Mr Olukayode Afeni, disclosed this while handing over the drugs to Mr Williams Ekundayo, Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Idiroko Special Area Command, on Tuesday<br \/><br \/>Afeni said that cannabis Sativa, commonly known as marijuana, is a psychoactive drug that has a devastating effect on consumers.<br \/><br \/><br \/>He said the operation was not a seizure but a preventive measure.<br \/><br \/>\u201cWithout this intervention, our society would face a wave of drug-related crises and our already overstretched healthcare and rehab system.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIts availability would have spiked drug-related health issues and overwhelmed our strained psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities,\u201d the comptroller said.<br \/><br \/>Receiving the drugs, Ekundayo said that the seizure was another milestone achievement in the fight against drug abuse and trafficking.<br \/><br \/>He commended the Customs officials that made the seizure and restated the call for greater synergy between the NDLEA and customs service<br \/><br \/>Ekundayo warned those engaged in such nefarious business to desist from such act, stressing, \u201cIf they persist, they would surely be arrested by law enforcement agencies\u201d.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Ogun 1 Area Command, says it intercepted 10,126 parcels of cannabis sativa with a total Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N743,400,000 at different locations of the state. 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