Some of the drugs burnt included skunk, arizona Indian hemp and codeine.
Security agents gathered at Olusosun Dumpsite, Ojota, Lagos, to set several bags of drugs, valued at N50 million, on fire on Tuesday, October 17, 2017.
Led by the state's Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgar, soldiers of the Nigerian Army and officers of the Lagos State Task Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Lagos State Fire Service and the Lagos State Transport Management Authority were at the dump site to destroy the drugs.
According to a report by The Punch, the narcotics were recovered by the police during raids in Oshodi, Akala, and Itire areas of the state.
Armed operatives guarded the scene of the burning to stop hoodlums present from stealing from the hoard of drugs as they briefly attempted when the fire subsided.
According to the CP, Edgar, some of the drugs burnt included skunk, arizona Indian hemp and codeine, as he lamented about the easy access youths have to buying codeine.
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