Nigeria Narcotic Agency, ndlea_nigeria Arrests 35 Drug Barons, Over 31,600 Other Offenders In 29 Months | Sahara Reporters
June 19, 2023The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says at least 31,675 people including 35 barons were arrested for drug-related offences in 29 months.Chairman/CEO of the agency Brig Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa made this known in Abuja on Monday at a joint press briefing with the Country Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, Mr. Oliver Stolpe, to flag off weeklong activities marking the 2023 World Drug Day, which is an annual event.
"In 29 months, we have arrested 31,675 drug offenders, including 35 barons; successfully prosecuted and got convicted 5,147 of them, and over 11,000 other cases still pending in court, while 23,725 drug users had been counselled and rehabilitated, majority of them through brief interventions."At least 6.3 million kilograms of various illicit substances have been recovered in response to our efforts to sweep up drugs and shut down the distribution channels. We have destroyed 852.
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