Police detectives in Ondo state have arrested a 17 year old, Usman Muhammad and one other, Usman Bashir, for alleged drug trafficking, along Ikare junction in Owo, Ondo State. The two suspects were arrested while transporting 51 bags of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, each weighing approximately 9kg. Spokesperson for the state police command, Ayanlade Olayinka, said in Akure, that the crackdown followed “the renewed drive by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to combat the menace of illegal drug trafficking and dismantle criminal enterprises across the country. “In strict compliance with the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command, officers of the Command have continued to intensify intelligence-led operations targeted at criminal financiers and drug peddlers sponsoring cult-related violence and other criminal activities. Ayanlade said that “acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Tactical Intelligence Response Squad (TIRS) of the Command, on...