Police Siezes ‘Canadian Loud’ Hidden In Tyre, Arrest Two In Oyo

The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected drug peddlers and recovered eight parcels of weeds suspected to be “Canadian Loud” concealed inside a car tyre.

The command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, on Saturday, September 5, 2026, saying the operation was part of its intelligence-led efforts to rid the state of crime and criminality.

According to the statement, the command received actionable intelligence on September 2 concerning the activities of a suspected drug peddler operating from a vulcaniser’s shop, where illicit drugs were allegedly being concealed inside a car tyre.

The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, consequently directed the Officer in Charge of the Anti-Narcotics Section, through the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department, to investigate the information and move to the location.

The police operatives subsequently stormed the shop, where they arrested two suspects and recovered eight parcels of weeds suspected to be Canadian Loud concealed inside a car tyre.

A vulcanising machine allegedly used in concealing the suspected illicit substance was also recovered as an exhibit.

The command said preliminary investigation showed that the suspects confessed to their respective involvement in the alleged offence and were assisting the police with further investigation.

It added that the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of investigation, while efforts were ongoing to identify and arrest other members of the alleged syndicate.

The police command stressed that the fight against drug trafficking remained critical to its broader efforts to tackle crime and criminality in the state.

It warned that the proliferation of illicit drugs could have serious health and social consequences, while also fuelling violence and other forms of organised crime, including cultism, robbery and kidnapping.

The command therefore appealed to members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information that could assist security agencies in preventing crime and making the state safer.