Man arrested with 79 bags of weeds

Chukuka Ugbai

It was gathered that a drug dealer, Chukuka Ugbai, was arrested with 79 bags of dried weeds said to have tested positive for cannabis in Bako village in the Kwali Area Council, Abuja during the Monday patrol. This drug weighing 817 kilgrammes was found in his warehouse.

He owned up to illicit dealing in drug; he said he was amazed that the operatives were able to track him to his residence, where the drug warehouse was located, adding that he took to drug trafficking to fend for his family.

He said, “I was not lucky enough because I don’t know how they detected my cannabis warehouse. I sell cannabis to take care of my family and pay my children’s school fees. The officers found 79 bags of cannabis in my store.”

The FCT commander of the NDLEA, Mrs. Chinyere Obijuru, confirmed the arrest in a statement. She said Ugbai would be charged to court.

She said, “Ugbai was arrested at Bako village in the Kwali Area Council following the discovery of his cannabis warehouse. He will soon be charged to court for unlawful possession of cannabis.”