The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has revealed that it arrested 137 drug traffickers in 2022.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, this was disclosed by the State Commander, NDLEA,
Haruna Kwetishe, during an interview in Minna on Saturday.
He also revealed that the agency
destroyed 21 tonnes of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the state in 2022.
“In our scorecard for the year 2022, NDLEA Niger Command made a total arrest of 137 suspects, among them are 135 males and two females.
“The command also destroyed 21 tonnes of psychotropic substances including 5,656.3 kilograms of cannabis sativa,” he said.
Mr Kwetishe said that the command during the period under review, also seized 15.87 litres of codeine and other psychotropic substances.
“This has helped the command to remove these drugs from circulation, and by destroying them, it means that the illicit drugs can never go back to the society again,” he said.
According to him, the command obtained eighty convictions at the Federal High Court in Minna, where the prisoners were sentenced to varying prison sentences.
The director of the NDLEA stated that the command’s past year was notable since it got two awards from the agency’s national headquarters as the finest state headquarters in drug demand reduction.
According to him, 275 suspected drug abusers were counseled, rehabilitated, and reintegrated into society.
In addition, he stated that nine individuals whose parents brought them in for drug misuse were effectively treated and reunited with their family.
