The Nigerian Navy says one of its ships, the BEECROFT has intercepted controlled substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa in Ibeshe, Iworo and Badagry, Lagos State.
The substances, according to the Base information officer, Sub Lieutenant Happiness Collins, weighs 2,640 kilograms and valued at N200million.
Collins indicated that the substances were discovered in medium-sized wooden boats laden with about 40kg each of 66 bags but the perpetrators fled on sighting the patrol team.
The statement indicated that the Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, had confiscated and handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further necessary action.
