Drug Barons Face Tougher Year Ahead, Marwa Declares

Drug Barons Face Tougher Year Ahead, Marwa Declares Marwa

This is even as the NDLEA boss revealed that about 34 of the barons have already been arrested and facing prosecution in the last two years.

Marwa, who stated this on January 18, 2023 at a press briefing at the NDLEA national headquarters, Abuja to update the public on efforts by the agency to rid the country of illicit substance abuse and drug trafficking on the second anniversary of his leadership of the anti-narcotics body, also said in these two years, the NDLEA had arrested 26, 458 drug traffickers, among them, 34 barons.

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