National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Nasarawa State Command, says it seized 7,149 kilograms of drugs between July 2023 and June 2024. Commander of NDLEA in the state, Peter Onche-Odaudu, disclosed this at a news briefing on Thursday in Lafia.
The briefing was part of week-long activities to mark the 2024 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Onche-Odaudu said the arduous task of checking the menace of drug abuse and illicit trafficking, despite the daunting challenges of logistics and paucity of funds, had resulted in modest achievements. He said that cannabis sativa accounted for 7,037.2 kg of the seizures; cocaine, 0.
011 kg, methamphetamine, 0.185 kg, while sundry psychotropic substances accounted for 111.534 kg. The commander said the United Nations had set aside June 26 of every year for the commemoration of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by member nations. He stated that the theme for this year’s Day: “The Evidence is Clear: Invest in Prevention”, was apt, as it emphasised the importance of prevention over cure in issues of drug abuse.
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