Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 150 blocks and three sacks of cannabis sativa weighing 112 kilograms. 

The seizure followed a road traffic accident along the Zaria–Kano Road near Gadar Tamburawa in the early hours of Saturday, September 6, 2025.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASN Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, said in a statement that after patrol officers rescued the occupants from the collision between a Volkswagen Golf and a truck, a passenger attempted to flee, and was immediately apprehended by NDLEA operatives.

A search of the vehicle uncovered the cannabis consignment. The driver later admitted he was representing the consignor and had made similar deliveries within and outside Kano.

He also confessed to using a one-way route to evade NDLEA checkpoints. Both suspects remain under investigation, while the driver of the truck sustained a fracture.