The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ondo State have arrested a former Divisional Police Officer of Idanre, Monday George.
Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Spokesman revealed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
He said that the 64-year-old suspect was dismissed from the service for drug offences.
Mr Babafemi said that the suspect was arrested in Niger State, with an accomplice, Emmanuel Eniola, 40, with 280 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 168kg.
“They were arrested on Sunday, January 30 in Mokwa, Niger state, after their Toyota Avalon car marked EKY 429 BZ (Lagos) was intercepted, loaded with the substance at Idanre, and heading to Kanji, Borgu area of the state,” he said.
It was not immediately clear if Mr George has engaged a lawyer over the matter.
In another development, Mr Babafemi said that attempts by some traffickers to export different quantities of methamphetamine to Brazil and the UK were also scuttled by narcotic officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.