The State Commander of NDLEA, Mr Peter Ogar, made this known on Wednesday in Abakaliki, saying the arrests and seizures were made in different locations in the state between July and September 2024.
Ogar said, “The Agency in Ebonyi had also within the period counselled 82
suspects, comprising 64 and 18 females.
“In total, we arrested 149 suspects, comprising 112 males and 37 females
between the age brackets of 26 and 72 years.The figure represents both drug
dealers, drug users and traffickers.”
He listed
the seized substances to include: crack cocaine, 0.0023kg, Cannabis Sativa,
55.492kg, codeine syrup, 0.393kg, Tramadol tablets, 0.004kg, tramadol capsule,
0.437kg, diazepam 917 tablets, 0.964 and 47 amps, 0.226kg.
Others are
methamphetamine, 0.0054kg, bromazepam, 75 tablets, 0.034kg, lorazepam 476
tablets, 0.100kg, monkey tail, 56 litres, 42.2kg, raphynol 24 tablets, 0.009kg
and other psychotropic substances grossly weighing 115.226 kgs in all.
He added
that during the period under review, one person was convicted, reiterating the
officers’ readiness to combat illicit drug trafficking not only in Ebonyi but
Nigeria at large.
“We were also able to carry out a
sensitisation campaign of citizens in the state like the youth group and
community heads on the need to end drug abuse and trafficking,” he
explained”.
“We carried out a series of sensitisation in primary and secondary schools in
some local government areas of the state.
“I thank God for the harmonious and cordial relationship that exists between
the Command and other security agencies,” Ogar added.
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