Dr Ibrahim Abdul, the Commander, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State says the command seized a total of 6,726,012 kilogrammes of hard drugs from June 2018 till date. He added that the command also seized 3,370,911 kilogrammes of psychotropic substance and 150.007 kilogrammes of khat, a marijuana-like leaf imported from South Africa. The NDLEA boss also disclosed that the agency had within the period under review, seized 29.3 kilogrammes of heroin. Giving a further breakdown of the success achieved, Abdul said the command arrested 725 suspects, out of whom, 620 males and 105 females. The commander further disclosed that the command had secured the conviction of 47 suspects, nabbed with cocaine and heroin.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 26, 2019 13:30 UTC