The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kaduna State, north-west Nigeria, has arrested 89 persons for drug related offences and seized over 15 tons of illicit drug substances worth over 100 million Naira from drug addicts and peddlers between January to June.
The state NDLEA Commander, Mr Samuel Azige, stated this on Friday while addressing reporters.
Mr Azige said that the suspects were arrested in various raids and mop-up conducted by the agency at various parts of the state.
He explained that the seizure was the highest ever made by the agency in the entire Northern Nigeria.
The commander also said the illicit substances including cannabis, rophenol, cough syrup, tramadol and heroin were seized from the drug traffickers, while the agency also uncovered and destroyed a cannabis farm in Kachia Local Government Area of the state, with the owner arrested.
Mr Azige further told the reporters that the agency had secured 33 convictions and 23 suspects were counselled within the period under review.
Lamenting the harm being done to the society by drug trafficking and consumption, the NDLEA Commander noted that majority of the crimes being committed in the country were drug related.
He, however, called on parents to monitor the activities of their children.
