The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested one Iredia Austine in the Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State for alleged drug trafficking.
Southern City News learnt that Austine, said to be a graduate of Geophysics at the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, was arrested by NDLEA operatives in Iyeu-Otua community following a tip-off.
Armed personnel from the state command of the agency were said to have stormed the residence of the suspect on Ohiomah Street, where 82 bags of dried weeds, weighing 762 kilogrammes, were discovered.
The NDLEA Commandant in Edo State, Mr. Buba Wakawa, confirmed Austine’s arrest on Monday, adding that the recovered weed tested positive for cannabis sativa.
Wakawa said the 82 bags of dried weeds were recovered from inside the ceiling of the suspect’s apartment.
He said, “The suspect was arrested at his residence in Otuo based on intelligence report. During a search operation, officers discovered 82 bags of cannabis sativa concealed inside the ceiling of his house with a total weight of 762kgs.”
Austine claimed that financial constraint pushed him into marijuana peddling as an undergraduate in 2011.
“I studied Geophysics at the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, and completed my National Youth Service Corps (programme) in January, 2018. I started selling cannabis in 2011 when I gained admission into the university. This was because I had no one to help me financially.
“After my graduation, I stopped selling cannabis; but the temptation arose when I purchased a form for my Masters degree programme at the University of Port Harcourt.
“It was circumstances that made me to deal in it (cannabis) and this is the largest quantity of cannabis I have bought at a time. Please, I need help because there is nobody I can turn to in life for assistance,” Austine said.
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