Police nabs 70-year-old woman in connection with N60m of Indian hemp

The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Musa Katsina on Friday said the state command recently made its “biggest seizure of hard drugs” and this include over 23,000 kilograms of Indian hemp valued at N60 million.

According to Katsina, the illicit substances were piled in two local shops at Ja’en quarters in the metropolis.

The police boss also stated that three suspects including the owner of the house, a 70-yr old woman (name withheld), were arrested in connection with the illicit drugs.

While parading the suspects and the 48 sacks of wrapped cannabis substance at Ja’en quarters, Katsina disclosed that the actual owner of the banned substances was at large.

“I can assure you, the real baron will be arrested soon. We have extended our tentacles to various places and we will very soon arrest the man”, he assured.

He stated that prelimilary investigations by the police showed that the banned substances were transported to Ja’en quarters around 2am when most residents were asleep.