NDLEA seizes 2,100kg drugs, arrests 311 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized 2,100 kilogrammes of assorted drugs and arrested 311 suspects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between January and June.

NDLEA Commander in the FCT, Mr Mohammed Malami, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday.

He said that the injections were targeted at drug abusers, adding that various cannabis, ranging from skunk, loud, Arizona and Colorado were also seized during the period. “Of the suspects, 33 were convicted. We have arraigned more than 43 suspects in a Federal High Court, while others are being investigated.

He described the online drug trafficking as a copycat crime, saying that they were crimes people saw and try to replicate in various other places.

 

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