Police intercepts truck conveying Indian hemp hidden behind drinks in Plateau

Police operatives in Plateau have intercepted a truck transporting assorted drinks and over 100 bags of cannabis sativa in the state.

The state’s Commissioner of Police, Okoro Julius Alawari, disclosed this to journalists at the headquarters of the state police command in Jos on Friday.

He said the operatives discovered drugs hidden behind the drinks inside the truck during a stop-and-search operation along Kwata Road in the Jos South local government area of the state.

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The CP said: “This followed a report on a truck unloading a consignment suspected to be cannabis sativa into two other smaller vehicles at the Kwata axis of Jos South.

“The operatives arrived in the area when the suspects were transferring the items to the smaller vehicles. When the suspects sighted the operatives, they took their heels and scampered into different directions.

“However, four members of the gang were arrested with the vehicle conveying the exhibit. Investigations have commenced to unravel the real owners of the items for prosecution.”

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