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Kano Police Arrest Vehicle Loaded With 135 Parcels of Indian Hemp

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The Kano State Police Command said it arrested a vehicle loaded with 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis Sativa (Indian Hemp).

Kano Police Arrest  Vehicle Loaded With 135 Parcels of Indian Hemp
Kano Police Arrest Vehicle Loaded With 135 Parcels of Indian Hemp

The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Kano.

He said the vehicle was arrested by a police patrol team at Damagiri village, Rogo Local Government Area on the Kano-Katsina border, on Thursday.

According to him, the vehicle, Golf Saloon, ash-colored, was arrested on its way to Kano from Katsina State, while on an intelligence-led surveillance operation.

“On sighting the police, the driver of the vehicle zoomed off. On sustained follow-up, the driver abandoned the vehicle and escaped.

The PPRO said the commissioner of police directed that the case be transferred to the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department, Narcotics Section, for discreet investigation.

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