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NDLEA Seizes 6.3m Kg Of Drugs, Arrests 32,000 Suspects In 2 Years

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 6.3 million kilogrammes of illicit drugs in two years.

The Chairman of the agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Rtd), disclosed this while destroying 25 tonnes of illicit drugs in Sokoto State on Thursday.

Marwa said that over 852 hectares of Indian hemp were destroyed while three clandestine methamphetamine laboratories were dismantled.

Represented by the Director, Legal and Prosecution, Josephine Obi, he said 32,000 drug offenders, including 35 barons, were arrested in the period under review.

He noted that the record of arrests and seizures in Sokoto indicated that apart from the abuse of drugs such as hemp, codeine-based syrups, valium and strong analgesics, there was prevalence of snuffs, sheesha, Akuskura and methamphetamine (otherwise called ice).

He said, “Scientific evidence shows that most of these substances are adulterated with other hard substances that are more dangerous than even cocaine and heroin to increase their potency and addictive tendencies.”

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