Operatives of the Police Border Patrol in Ogun State yesterday arrested a 35-year-old man with 62 parcels of marijuana.
Olamilekan Taiwo was said to have compressed the parcels to weigh 10kg each , which he was allegedly smuggling out of the country.
He was said to have concealed the drugs in bags of clothes but was apprehended when policemen insisted on searching his luggage.
According to a source, the suspect was taken to the police station, where he confessed to have smuggled several kilograms using the same method.
“He claimed to be running errand for the big boys. He also confessed that he has contacts within and outside the country.
“At first, he claimed it was clothes he was selling but our men insisted on searching and it was discovered that over 90 per cent of the clothes were Indian Hemp.
“It is no longer business as usual on our borders because the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has redeployed newly trained officers to assist other agencies.
“These special officers were sent to the United Kingdom and United States to learn how best to protect our borders from criminal activities. Criminals are warned to not to attempt to take advantage of our borders .”