Sunday Amosu, 25, has been accused of trafficking 1.3 kg of Cannabis sativa by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday before a Federal High Court in Lagos.
Drug trafficking is the alleged offence against the defendant.
The NDLEA claimed that the defendant committed the offence on November 10 at Aboki Estate in the Ibeju Lekki region of Lagos State in the charge sheet signed by the prosecutor, Mr. Lambert Nor.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant illegally traded 1.3 kg of marijuana.
Cannabis is categorised by the prosecution as a forbidden narcotic, much like cocaine, heroin, and other hard drugs that are illegal under the NDLEA schedule.
Drug trafficking is a crime that violates the NDLEA Act’s Section 11(c) Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation 2004.
If found guilty of the crime, the Act imposes a life sentence.
No date has been set for the defendant’s arraignment.
