{"id":639,"date":"2026-09-11T11:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/?p=639"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:25:20","slug":"three-suspected-drug-traffickers-arrested-on-river-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/three-suspected-drug-traffickers-arrested-on-river-niger\/","title":{"rendered":"Three suspected drug traffickers arrested on River Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"The-Nigerian-Navy-has-arrested-three-suspected-drug-traffickers-and-intercepted-71kg-of-substance-suspected-to-be-cannabis-sativa-during-a-riverine-patrol-along-the-River-Niger-in-Kogi.-This-is-contained-in-an-operational-report-by-the-navy's-spokesperson,-Capt.-Abiodun-Folorunsho,-on-Thursday-in-Abuja.-Folorunsho-said-the-suspects-were-arrested-on-Tuesday-by-personnel-of-Nigerian-Navy-Ship(NNS)-LUGARD-following-credible-intelligence-on-the-movement-of-an-illicit-drug-consignment.-\u201cThe-suspected-cannabis-was-concealed-in-the-rear-compartment-of-a-large-wooden-commercial-boat-intercepted-near-Chintako-Community-Jetty-in-Bassa-Local-Government-Area,\u201d-he-said.-He-disclosed-that-the-suspects-and-the-recovered-consignment-were-subsequently-handed-over-to-the-National-Drug-Law-Enforcement-Agency-(NDLEA),-Kogi-State-Command,-on-Wednesday-for-further-investigation-and-prosecution.-The-navy-captain-said-that-the-NDLEA-representative-said-investigations-would-seek-to-establish-the-source-and-ownership-of-the-consignment-and-identify-those-behind-its-supply.-The-naval-spokesman-said-the-interception-highlighted-the-importance-of-intelligence-led-maritime-enforcement-in-disrupting-the-movement-of-illicit-drugs-through-Nigeria\u2019s-inland-waterways.-He-said-the-operation-was-a-step-towards-strengthening-the-wider-fight-against-organised-criminal-activity.\">The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspected drug traffickers and intercepted 71kg of substance suspected to be cannabis sativa during a riverine patrol along the River Niger in Kogi.<br>This is contained in an operational report by the navy&#8217;s spokesperson, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, on Thursday in Abuja.<br>Folorunsho said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) LUGARD following credible intelligence on the movement of an illicit drug consignment.<br>\u201cThe suspected cannabis was concealed in the rear compartment of a large wooden commercial boat intercepted near Chintako Community Jetty in Bassa Local Government Area,\u201d he said.<br>He disclosed that the suspects and the recovered consignment were subsequently handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi State Command, on Wednesday for further investigation and prosecution.<br>The navy captain said that the NDLEA representative said investigations would seek to establish the source and ownership of the consignment and identify those behind its supply.<br>The naval spokesman said the interception highlighted the importance of intelligence-led maritime enforcement in disrupting the movement of illicit drugs through Nigeria\u2019s inland waterways.<br>He said the operation was a step towards strengthening the wider fight against organised criminal activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspects were arrested on Tuesday by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) LUGARD following credible intelligence on the movement of an illicit drug consignment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[87,88],"class_list":["post-639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized","tag-nigerian-navy","tag-river-niger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":641,"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639\/revisions\/641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnewsnaija.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}