The Jigawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has embarked on a constant raid of drug peddlers’ hideouts across the state. The NDLEA Commandant in the state, Josephine Obi, made this known in Dutse on Saturday. Obi said the raids were being carried out by men of the command at various places suspected to be hideouts of drug peddlers in all the 27 local government areas of the state. “We are doing this through public enlightenment, increased patrols, surveillance and the dislodgement of known drug joints across the state. The commandant said that so far, 64 suspects, including a female, were arrested and 17.55 kilograms of various drugs and substances were seized.

Source: Punch February 09, 2019 15:55 UTC