Troops of 81 Division Nigerian Army (NA) have dealt a significant blow to the ac – tivities of a transborder drug trafficking syndicate operating in Ogun State.
The Acting Deputy Di rector, Army Public Relations (ADDAPR), 81 Division, Lt -Col. Bisi Ayeni, said in a release that,
“The troops achieved this feat after intercepting a Mitsubishi truck conveying large quantities of high-grade Indian hemp at the Balogun checkpoint, Ado-Odo in Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, along the Nigeria – Benin Republic border.
“The troops deployed at the checkpoint intercepted a truck and, upon a thorough search, discovered 301 pawpaw-sized wraps and 197 A3 paper-sized sealed packets of the illicit substance.