SAN FRANCISCO, October 08, (THEWILL) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted 179.090 kilograms of various hard drugs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) within the first week of October.
The NDLEA, FCT Commander, Lawan Hamisu explained that the drugs seized comprises Cannabis sativa, Cocaine and Rohypnol in a coordinated operation across the FCT. He added that the seizure excludes the liquid based drugs like Codeine.
Hamisu said the operatives of the command within the period also arrested 13 male suspects and 5 male users of hard drugs. He added that the arrested users would be referred for counseling as the agency was concerned about rehabilitation of drug addicts.
According to him, some of the places raided were Karu abattoir, Area one, Wuse Zone 4 and Duala street Wuse Zone 5.
“Apart from the 179.090 kilograms of hard drugs seized within the first week of October, 16 tablets of Rohypnol were also intercepted by the Operatives of the agency. Equally, four bottles of codeine were retrieved from two users. Cannabis is the highest seizure we made”, he said.
He noted that some of the suspects claimed it was their first time engaging in such an illegal act and pleaded for mercy.
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Hamisu, who recalled that the agency had in September seized 137.601kilogram of various drugs, described the recent seizure as alarming and called for concern.
The NDLEA commandant urged the public to report cases of drug related issues.
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