Drug Trafficking: NDLEA secured 1,445 convictions in 6 months, says official
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the prosecution and conviction of 1,445 drug traffickers nationwide from January to June.
NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, stated that the cases were concluded at the Federal High Court.
Mr Babafemi said the process was carried out by the Directorate of Prosecution and Legal Services of NDLEA with the trial of 11,166 other drug suspects in court.
According to him, out of the 1,445 convicts, 221 of them are female, while the balance of 1,224 are male.
“The 1,445 convicts and 11,166 suspects who are still facing trial were arrested and charged to court over the seizure of 555,953.70 kilogrammes of various drugs.
“The drugs, which were namely cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, tramadol and others, were linked to them from January to June 2023,” he said.
Meanwhile, a 34-year-old South American man from Suriname, Dadda Lorenzo, was arrested by NDLEA operatives at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), Rivers, for drug trafficking.
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