A large farm of Marijuana with more than 350 plants has been discovered in Gwarzo area of Kano State by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The NDLEA says the owner has been arrested and would soon be prosecuted
Malam Isa Likita Muhammad, The Newly deployed NDLEA Commander in Kano made this statement on a Radio Programme “Barka da Hantsi” monitored in Kano.
Muhammad said not more than a week after his arrival, a large farm of marijuana was discovered in Gwarzo local government with more than 350 plants.
He added “we have been informed of another farm in a different location we are about to conclude”. He stressed the fact that, “all of them would face the full weight of the law whenever we are through with the investigation.”
However, when asked on the issue of compromise by some staff of the agency, the NDLEA Commander said the agency has established an in-house mechanism tagged “Internal Affairs” whereby a squad is established in each of the commands to monitor and report any staff for misdemeanour.
The newly deployed Commander, appealed the people to support the agency with information to aid the fight against illicit drugs, adding that they would be protected but noted that the organization frowned against false information