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NDLEA arrests 36 suspects for alleged illicit drug trafficking in Edo | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, said on Wednesday that it arrested no fewer than 36 suspects across the state for alleged illicit drug trafficking in January.

Mr Buba Wakawa, the State Commander of the agency, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin that the figure comprised 31 males and five females.

The commander said that the 636.136 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis sativa were seized from suspects, while 286.108 kilogrammes of the suspected substances seized were abandoned. Wakawa said that 0.005 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine was also seized as abandoned, while 0.018 kilogrammes of the suspected heroin was seized from the suspects.

He said that 0. 883 kilogrammes suspected to be cannabis chocolate chips and 999 bottles of suspected codeine-based syrup weighing 134.865 kilogrammes were seized within the period under review.

 

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