Thaddeus Joseph, a suspected peddler of prohibited substances suspected to be marijuana, has been arrested, according to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, necessary arrangements had been made to forward the suspect’s name to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further action.
According to the PPRO, the 32-year-old male resident of the FCT’s Kado Estate Area was arrested for being in possession of a commercial amount of Cannabis sativa leaves.
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According to her, the arrest was made on September 7, 2022, by command operatives.
She stated that the arrest followed credible information that the suspect cultivates a large farm of leaves suspected to be Cannabis sativa on a piece of land at Godab Estate In the Life Camp area of the nation’s capital.
“Consequent upon the above, a team of the Command’s Intelligence Assets attached to the Anti-Narcotics Section swung into action and apprehended the suspects, which led to the discovery of the farm and removal of the exhibits.
“Upon the arrest, the suspect, in a voluntary statement, confessed to have been in the practice for about two years. While the suspects and exhibits are being transferred for onward investigation/prosecution, the police investigation has been intensified to track down the chain of supply and other criminal affiliations to this suspected criminal enterprise.
“The Commissioner of Police while urging youths and the residents as a whole to eschew drug and prohibited substances-related crimes noted that the involvement in the production and the consumption of such substances isn’t just a crime against the law but also against one’s self.
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“He also reassured the good people of the Territory of the Command’s unalloyed commitment to the sustenance of peace and the onward March against crime and criminality till it is brought to the barest minimum,” the PPRO added.
