A 65-year-old ex-convict was arrested by the the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency, Osun State Command, for possession of narcotics.
Spokesperson for the NDLEA Osun State Command, Odigie Charles, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Osogbo, the state capital
In the statement, NDLEA explained that the man, Dauda Lamide was caught during a patrol in Iwo in possession of dried weeds suspected to be Cannabis Sativa on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
It revealed that the drug was packed inside two engine oil gallons.
The statement equally said that Lamido was sentenced to three years imprisonment for the same offence in 2019.
“The Command operatives, while carrying out motorised patrol in Iwo on Saturday, 23rd March, 2024, intercepted one Dauda Lamidi, 65 years, with dried weeds suspected to be Cannabis Sativa inside two engine oil gallons which weighed 1.550 kg.
“Dauda, who is an ex-convict, was convicted for the same offence in 2019 for three years,” the statement read.
