The
National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had arrested
three farmers in Kulani village, Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State
for allegedly cultivating 160 Kilograms of Indian hemp.
The
NDLEA Commandant in the state, Mr Aliyu Adole, stated this in a chat with
newsmen in Gombe.
Adole
said many farmers were involved in the cultivation of the weed in the state and
the agency had been on their trail.
He
said the agency had been monitoring the suspects before their arrest.
According
to him: “This morning my boys went to the bush and brought them with the
exhibits.’’
The
commandant said the agency would continue to comb villages in the state to
apprehend those involve in the cultivation of Cannabis.
He
called on elders and leaders of communities in the state to prevail on their
people to stop planting the weed and to report anyone involved in its farming
to the agency.
One
of the suspects told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that he was planting the weed
because of poverty.
The suspect said he
had been advised by his people to stop planting the weed but he refused to
listen to them.
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