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Navy hands over 19 bags of seized cannabis to NDLEA in Anambra
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· September 2, 2026
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Key points This transfer involved 19 bags of the substance, which were recovered during operations guided by intelligence. The Nigerian Navy has handed over a significant quantity of seized cannabis.
The Nigerian Navy has handed over a significant quantity of seized cannabis. This transfer involved 19 bags of the substance, which were recovered during operations guided by intelligence.
The recipient of the seized cannabis was the NDLEA, to whom the Nigerian Navy's Onitsha Command made the handover.
Further details about this operation and the handover are available from the source, including the circumstances surrounding the recovery of the cannabis and the role of the Nigerian Navy's Onitsha Command in the operation.
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Category: News Published: September 2, 2026 Source: The Punch Reading time: 1 min
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