How auto crash led to bust of 112kg cannabis in Kano – NDLEA
Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 150 blocks and three sacks of cannabis sativa weighing 112 kilograms. The seizure followed a road traffic accident along the Zaria–Kano Road near Gadar Tamburawa in the early hours of Saturday, September 6, 2025. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASN Sadiq Muhammad […]
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Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 150 blocks and three sacks of cannabis sativa weighing 112 kilograms.
The seizure followed a road traffic accident along the Zaria–Kano Road near Gadar Tamburawa in the early hours of Saturday, September 6, 2025.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASN Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, said in a statement that after patrol officers rescued the occupants from the collision between a Volkswagen Golf and a truck, a passenger attempted to flee, and was immediately apprehended by NDLEA operatives.
A search of the vehicle uncovered the cannabis consignment. The driver later admitted he was representing the consignor and had made similar deliveries within and outside Kano.
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He also confessed to using a one-way route to evade NDLEA checkpoints. Both suspects remain under investigation, while the driver of the truck sustained a fracture.