NDLEA seizes 11.2mkg drugs, arrests 67,000
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized over 11.2 million kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs and destroyed 1,572 hectares of cannabis farms in 54 months. The agency also arrested 67,345 suspects during the period, its Chairman, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), said in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, on Saturday. According to NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Marwa […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized over 11.2 million kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs and destroyed 1,572 hectares of cannabis farms in 54 months.
The agency also arrested 67,345 suspects during the period, its Chairman, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), said in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, on Saturday.
According to NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Marwa spoke in a keynote address at a seminar organised by the Ijebu-Ode Council of Olorituns.
Marwa said the agency had intensified its war against drug trafficking and abuse in response to the escalating challenge. (NAN)
He noted that nationwide raids had led to significant seizures and arrests, details of which were shared weekly on official NDLEA channels.
“In the past 54 months, we arrested 67,345 traffickers, including 95 barons. About 12,415 are currently serving various jail terms
“The barons arrested are not unknown in society. They include big business people, socialites, titleholders, and some government officials responsible for law enforcement.
“This reveals how deeply the rot had penetrated our social fabric,” Marwa said.
He stated that the agency destroyed 1,572 hectares of cannabis farms, mostly in South-West states, where farmlands were misused for illicit cultivation. (NAN)