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NDLEA Arrests, Prosecutes 348 Drug Suspects In Kaduna

The Kaduna State  Commander of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Jibrin,  0n Wednesday said that the agency arrested 384 drug suspects and … Continue reading NDLEA Arrests, Prosecutes 348 Drug Suspects In Kaduna


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The Kaduna State  Commander of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Jibrin,  0n Wednesday said that the agency arrested 384 drug suspects and seized 2, 437. 60 kilograms of various illicit drugs in 2013.

He was speaking to reporters in Kaduna, where he gave the breakdown of the suspects as 371 males and 13 females.

He said Cannabis Sativa, also known as Marijuana, topped the list of seizures put at about 2.368 tons, adding that the 2013 numbers indicate a marked increase in the rate of arrests and seizures by the command.

The Commander also announced the discovery and sealing off of a fake Pharmaceutical company located in Zaria and another discovery and destruction of five Cannabis farms in five local government areas of the state.

Mr Jibrin also announced the arrest of eight drug barons and the conviction of 72 drug dealers to various jail terms by the Federal High Court in the state.

The commander, who decried the high rate of drug abuse among the youths in the state, however, vowed that the agency would not rest until it had eradicated such unwholesome practice across the state.

“The agency successfully rehabilitated 33 drug addicts and another 20 are undergoing the same process in their facility in Zaria,”  he said.