A suspected male Indian hemp and other hard drugs merchant,
popularly known as Malboro, has said he sold an average of N500,000 worth of
Indian hemp and other illicit drugs daily, in Akala, Mushin area of Lagos
State....
He was among the 50 suspected criminals arrested during a joint
operation by Lagos State Task Force over the weekend. The suspect claimed many
of his clients were usually from Obalende, Oshodi, Pen-cinema, Apapa, Lagos
Island, Fadeyi among others saying “Akala serves as a Central Market for Indian
hemp and illicit drugs to all miscreants and hoodlums across the state.” The
State Task Force had combed the area, arrested 50 suspected notorious criminals
and recovered 48 bags of illicit drugs. The Chairman of the Task Force SP
Olayinka Egbeyem, said the operation was in continuation of the bid to
drastically reduce criminality across the state in enforcement operations on
‘Eradication of Criminal Hideouts’ carried out in the area as directed by the
Lagos State Commissioner of Police Mr. Imohimi Edgal. The Chairman said 44
males and six females suspects were arrested during the mid-night joint
enforcement operation, as led by Mr. Soji Akinbayo an Assistant Commissioner of
Police with the Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force SP Olayinka Egbeyemi and
all Divisional Police Officers under Area ‘D’ command Mushin. He disclosed that
48 bags of substances suspected to be Indian hemp with packs of other illicit
drugs such as ‘Novalyn with Codeine Cough Syrub’ and ‘Tuxil-C cough & cold
with Codeine’ were recovered during the mid-night raid. A female suspect
popularly known as Iya Suzzy, who hails from Ibadan in Oyo State confessed to
have been trading in Indian hemp and other illicit drugs at Akala area for over
17 years.
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