THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended 352 suspects and confiscated 2.1 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State.
Addressing Journalists on Thursday, April 6, the NDLEA Commander of Kano State, Abubakar Ahmad, disclosed that the seizures and arrests were made between January and March.
Ahmad said that the arrested suspects were made up of 208 males and 44 females.
He stated that he drugs seized included 955.304 kg of cannabis sativa and 1,225.05 kg of codeine and tramadol.
According to him, other drugs seized were 25 grammes of cocaine, 17 grammes of heroin and 52 grammes of methamphetamine.
The commander noted that the major setback encountered by the agency in it’s operations was the refusal of communities to expose peddlers of illicit drugs in their midst.
Ahmad further highlighted the dangers drug traffickers constitute to the society.
“Our challenge is being able to educate the communities to provide useful information about the hideouts of drug users or peddlers whose activities had continued to impact negatively on the society.
“People should be aware of the dangers that drug users or traffickers constitute in the society so that the public will come out with useful information to ensure a drug-free society,” Ahmad said.
He, however, urged Nigerians and residents of Kano State to provide relevant information on drug traffickers to the Command to safeguard the society.
The ICIR reported that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to clampdown the activities of drug trafficking in the country.
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