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A Ford E.250 with Lagos number plate, XW 193 GGE, was said to have been used to transport the substance.
The command’s Area Controller, Richard Oteri, told newsmen in Ibadan, Oyo State that apart from the seizure, 10,000 cartons of poultry products loaded in three vehicles were also intercepted on June 6, 2014 along the Agbegi/Olodi area of Osun State.
The products were destroyed on Monday.
Oteri said, “Our men seized the bus ferrying the marijuana in Igbo-Ora around 4.30am. We have yet to ascertain where the vehicle was coming from, but we suspect that it could be from one of the neighbouring countries that border Oyo State. The driver and other occupants fled, leaving the bus. We have the particulars of the bus and soon, the owner will be apprehended.”
Oteri said the relationship between the Customs and other relevant agencies had resulted in the reduction of smuggling activities in the command.
He added that the customs had built on the past successes and contributed to the development of the nation’s economy.
The sacks of marijuana were handed over to the Oyo State Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mrs. Omolade Faboyede, who promised to carry out further investigation that would lead to the arrest of those responsible for the importation of the substance into the state.
“We have a lead already and based on that, we can work quickly and trace the owner of the vehicle and subsequently, those responsible for the substance importation,” she said.
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