The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 501 drug offenders, 10 of whom are women, in Adamawa State in the past 12 months. Adamawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 501 drug offenders, 10 of whom are women, in Adamawa State in the past 12 months.
He made the disclosure while addressing newsmen at the state headquarters of the NDLEA in Yola. The press briefing was part of the programme to mark this year’s United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which will culminate in a ceremony scheduled for next Monday, June 26.
He further disclosed that the prosecution unit of the agency secured the conviction of 117 drug offenders who were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment within the period in view, while 71 drug cases are pending. “The suspect , Sani Musa, was arrested at Ngurore market on 25 May 2023, in a mop-up counter-narcotics operation after eight months of being at large,” Agboalu said.
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