NDLEA seizes illicit drugs worth N56.7m in FCT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, FCT Command, reported that between January until this point, it had seized roughly 3,091.032 kilogrammes of suspected illicit substances, valued at over N56.9 million.

This information was provided in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr. Kabir Tsakuwa, the agency's FCT Commandant.

According to Tsakuwa, the illegal substances found included cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, suspected cannabis sativa, Tramadol, Rohypnol, Diazepam, Ecstasy, and Megadon.

He added that there were 328 men and 15 women among the 343 drug suspects who were detained during the evaluation period.

Tsakuwa added that 188 drug offenders had been charged during the time period under consideration, and 126 had been found guilty and given a range of jail sentences.

He claimed that cannabis sativa accounted for the majority of the 3,091.032kgs of illegal substances collected between January and the present.

Tsakuwa said, “Drugs seized were cannabis sativa 3,022.529 kilogrammes, cocaine 0.114 kilogrammes, Methamphetamine 1.25 kilogrammes, Heroin 0.0021 kilogrammes.

“We also seized suspected Tramadol 18.578 kilogrammes, Rohypnol 1.195 kilogrammes, Diazepam 4.471 kilogrammes, Ecstasy 0.113 kilogrammes and Megadon 0.263 kilogrammes.

“The monetary value of these drugs stands approximately N56, 903, 600 only.”

The head of NDLEA reported that 102 drug users had been counselled and released over the time period, while 33 people with drug use disorders had been rehabilitated.

Tsakuwa stated that the agency, along with other security agencies, would take part in a coordinated operation inside the FCT to clear up shanties and trouble places.

He claimed that these were places where drug misuse and criminal activity were likely to be on the rise.

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