The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has arrested 90 suspects for illicit drug trafficking in Kogi. The Kogi State Commander of the NDLEA,
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has arrested 90 suspects for illicit drug trafficking in Kogi.
He said the command seized 1,699.177kg of assorted illicit drugs in the last six months and that 20 of the suspects have been prosecuted and convicted while other cases are still pending in court. “The debilitating effects of armed robbery, kidnapping, banditry, rape electoral crisis and other violent crimes against humanity are contesting for the soul of our nation. We know that drugs are mostly the catalyst for these vices, anywhere there are drugs, there is crime and vice versa.
“It is important to state that, stigmatization that discourages drug users from seeking treatment, a development that has serious socio-economic repercussions for individual and their families. Stigmatization and discrimination make recovery and reintegration difficult for drug-dependent users who submit themselves for treatment”.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NDLEA seals fuel station for allegedly storing Indian hemp in SulejaThe Niger State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has closed down the Oyoyo Filling Station along Kaduna-Abuja Road in Suleja,
Read more »
NDLEA: 136 drug traffickers arrested in Anambra in six months — 79 convicted | TheCable.ndlea_nigeria: 136 drug traffickers arrested in Anambra in six months — 79 convicted | TheCable
Read more »
NDLEA intercepts hard drugs in Lagos, arrests two GhanaiansOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have confirmed the interception of two imported consignments of a
Read more »
Nigeria's Narcotic Agency, NDLEA, Arrests Two Ghanaians With Imported Skunk Consignments In Lagos | Sahara ReportersNigeria's narcotic agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has arrested two Ghanaians with an imported 2,910kg consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis around Alfa Beach, Lekki area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. A statement on Sunday by the NDLEA's Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the suspects whom he gave their names as Monday Saba, 30, and Hakeem Kwana, 27, were arrested by officers of the Marine Command of the agency on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
Read more »
NDLEA intercepts '50 jumbo bags' of imported cannabis in Lagos | TheCableThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted and seized 5,344 kg of loud, an imported synthetic strain of cannabis, at the Lekki area of Lagos.
Read more »
NDLEA arrests 31,675 drug offenders in 29 months — MarwaHe said 5,147 of those arrested have earned jail terms, including 35 barons.
Read more »