By Evelyn Usman

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has burst a make shift warehouse inside  a forest in Uteh community, Ondo state,  where Cannabis are stored for onward distribution and  sales in other parts of the country.

Recovered,  were  10, 210 bags of cannabis sativa weighing 132.730 tons.

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As at time of filing this report,  owner of  the warehouse identified simply as Peter,  was still on the run.

Principal Staff Officer/ Public Affairs of the anti-narcotic agency,  Jonah Achema, who confirmed   the recovery,  said, the warehouse was uncovered during an operation code named ‘Operation Thunder Strike II’,  jointly carried out by the agency’s Special Enforcement Team and it’s Tactical teams from Ondo and Edo States Commands.

He disclosed that the latest recovery was made two months after a similar raid of the forest  where several hectares of Cannabis plantations and storage facilities were deatroyed.

He said: “This exercise has financially incapacitated the cultivators and has also  wasted efforts of planting and harvesting cannabis.

“Owner of the warehouse who is currently at large is said to be the Chairman of Cannabis Cultivators Association in Uteh, Ondo State. The storage facility where the consignments belonging to over 30 farmers were stored, was guarded by armed men who took to their heels upon sighting our men.

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“The Agency would like to assure Cannabis farmers in Ondo State and other parts of the country that they will suffer more losses through the activities of the Agency in this harvest season”.

The make shift warehouse where the 10, with 10,210 bags of cannabis were recovered