By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo

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The Osun State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a 65-year-old man, Dauda Lamidi, for alleged possession of 1.550kg cannabis in Iwo.

A statement by the spokesperson of the command, Odigie Charles, said the arrest followed an intelligence by NDLEA operatives.

According to the statement, Lamidi hid the exhibit inside two engine oil gallons.

The spokesperson noted that the suspect was an ex-convict who was sentenced over same offence in 2019.

He added that the suspect was convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment.

The statement reads: “The command operatives, while carrying out motorised patrol in Iwo on Saturday March 22, 2024, intercepted one Dauda Lamidi, aged 65, with dried weeds suspected to be Cannabis Sativa.

“The suspect hid the exhibit which weighed 1.550kg inside-2-engine oil gallons. He is an ex convict who was convicted for the same offense in 2019 for three years.”