A team of policemen led by CSP Aminu S. Wurno, Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Rogo Division, while on intelligence-led surveillance patrol at Damagiri Village, Rogo LGA, Kano State, along Katsina – Kano Boarder on June 24, 2022 intercepted an Ash Colour Golf III Saloon Motor Vehicle, from Katsina heading to Kano.
Spokesman of the Kano State Police Command SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
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On sighting the presence of the Police, the driver of the Motor Vehicle zoomed off. On sustained follow-up, the driver abandoned the Motor Vehicle and escaped.
On spot search, 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp valued at One Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N1,350,000:00) were recovered in the Vehicle.
An investigation conducted revealed that the driver deals in buying and selling Indian Hemp and he left his residence for an unknown destination.
The Commissioner of Police directed that the case be transferred to the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department, Narcotics Section for discreet investigation.
