Police authorities in Kebbi State have intercepted two vehicles conveying 7,500 live cartridges and parcels of Indian hemp worth over N300 million.

One of the trucks was coming from Ghana through Togo and Benin Republic to Nigeria, while the second vehicle took off from Benin Republic to Nigeria, beating different checkpoints.

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According to the PPRO in the state, Nafiu Abubakar, while briefing journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, said the arrest was huge. He said that on September 10 at about 7:30 pm, a team of police border patrol team attached to Saransa-Maje road, Bagudo LGA of Kebbi, intercepted a container truck registered: Lagos, IT 21520 LA conveying 4,927 parcels of suspected Indian hemp.

The police spokesman said that the substance was valued at over N300 million, adding that three suspects, Emmanuel Chukwuma from Abia, Kanta Bisa from Ghana, and Shola Adeyemi from Ondo State were arrested while others escaped.