National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, has arrested one suspect and seized 31 kilogrammes of Indian Hemp in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state.

Commander of the agency in the state, Egwunwoke Silvia, said the suspect was coming to Kontagora from Oyo State with the banned substance concealed in a bag with old shoes.

Silvia said the mode of concealment was to beat security checks but it was intercepted at Kontagora by personnel of the agency.

“We have commenced intensive investigation to ascertain all those involved, ” she said.

The commander said the interception of the concealment had in no small measure prevented the risk of having such quantity of the deadly substance in circulation.

Silvia said the command had adopted measures to arrest and prosecute all those involved in the illegal business.

She called for more support from traditional rulers and religious leaders in exposing those involved in the illegal trade.