The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed five cannabis farms covering 2.27 hectares and seized 50,000 capsules of tramadol in separate operations in Edo State. The state Commander, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the command also arrested three drug trafficking suspects and intercepted 590 bottles of codeine syrup, 100 tablets of Tramadol 225mg and 25,000 tablets of Diazepam. He expressed concern over the spread of illicit cannabis cultivation in forests across the state and called for stronger collaboration with local government councils.
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