The Abia State Police Command has
destroyed an Indian hemp farm located at Amaorji village in Isiala Ngwa
North Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in
the state, Mr. Ezekiel Onyeke, who confirmed this to Southern City News,
said the alleged owner of the farm was still being interrogated by the
police.
He said police, acting on a tip-off,
visited the house of the suspect, one Mr. Ibe Onwubuiko, on June 10,
2015 and arrested him with two wraps of Indian hemp.
Onyeke said the suspect took detectives
from the State Criminal Investigation Department to a farm behind his
house where he planted the weed.
“The operatives uprooted and moved the
weed to the office. The suspect admitted ownership of the farm and he is
been interrogated for possible prosecution”, the state Police Command
spokesman said.
The PPRO warned persons involved in hard
drug-related activities to desist from such illicit business, saying,
“It is the trigger of so many crimes in the society.”
“You can see that most of those involved
in various criminal activities committed the crimes after taking hard
drugs. Hard drugs serves as a morale booster for criminals and the
police will not take it lightly with anyone involved in this dangerous
deal,” he further stated.
Onyeke stressed the readiness of the
state police command to deal with criminals, whose activities
constituted a threat to members of the public, warning that there would
be no hiding place for criminals in Abia.
He appealed to members of the public,
especially community leaders, to volunteer information about those who
cultivate weeds in any part of the state for prompt action.
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