Benue State Police Command has arrested an illicit drug dealer in Ogbadibo local government area of Benue State.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Sewuese Catherine Anene said a team of police officers were on patrol along Igumale- utonkon road when a red Gold 3 vehicle driven by one Michael Abah of Ugbokolo was intercepted.
SP Anene said in the course of searching the vehicle, five (5) 100kg bags of dry leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp were recovered.
She said after interviewing the driver, he confessed that Mr. Ameh Owaocho of Ogbadibo Local Government contracted him to deliver these dry leaves and that he has been transporting Indian Hemp for Mr. Ameh since 2023.
The police spokeswoman, said Ameh Owaocho, has been arrested and the case transferred to National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for further investigation and prosecution.