NIGERIA (Niger)- A total of 16 suspects were arrested in Niger State by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for being in possession of 96.55 kilogramme of Indian hemp.

This was disclosed in Minna, by the state Commander of the agency, Alh. Abdullahi Abdul, adding that the arrests were made in various parts of the state last month.

“The Niger command of NDLEA carried out a number of raids and routine stop and search operations in November 2013.

“The operations led to arrest of 16 suspects and a seizure of 96.55 kilogramme of dried weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) and one kilogramme of psycho tropic substances,” he said.

In addition to the above-mentioned, Abdul said that about 800 grammes seeds of Indian hemp were also impounded from an illicit hemp farmer in Babana, a border town with Benin Republic in Kainji Local Government Area.

He added that the quantity of seeds recovered showed that marijuana was being cultivated in the border town or somewhere near the town.