22-year-old in court over alleged sale of 180g hemp

22-year-old in court over alleged sale of 180g hemp

By Sandra Umeh
Lagos, March 20, 2020 (NAN) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday charged a 22-year-old trader, Haruna Abba, with peddling 180g of cannabis.

In the charge marked FHC/L/95c/2020 and pending before Justice Maureen Onyetenu of the Federal High Court in Lagos,  NDLEA alleged that Abba committed the offence on Feb. 21.

The prosecutor, Mr Jeremiah Aernan, told the court that the defendant was arrested at Agboju Bolla in the Ajaba area Lagos, while selling hemp.

He noted that hemp like heroin and cocaine was a hard drug listed in the NDLEA’s prohibited schedule.

He said the drug trafficking contravenes the provisions of Section 11(c) of the NDLEA Act, 2004, which provides for up to life imprisonment for convicted offenders.

No date has been fixed for arraignment of the defendant. (NAN)

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Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa/Ijeoma Popoola