The Plateau State Police Command says its personnel intercepted a heavy-duty truck transporting assorted drinks and over 100 bags packed with what appeared to be Cannabis sativa.

This was revealed on Friday during a press conference with media at the state police headquarters in Jos by the commissioner of police, Okoro Julius Alawari.

Alawari claimed that the exhibits were found in the truck, concealed under the drinks, and was discovered by a team of officers patrolling during a stop-and-search operation along Kwata Road in the Jos South Local Government Area (LGA).

On sighting the police officers while transferring the items to the smaller vehicles, the suspects took to their heels. However, four suspects were arrested alongside the vehicle conveying the exhibits.

The street value and the actual quantity of the exhibits have yet to be evaluated as investigations have commenced to unravel the real owners of the transported items for prosecution.