NDLEA seizes 478kgs of illicit substances in Kaduna, nabs 90 suspected drug traffickers, dealers, users
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kaduna State Command, said it seized 478 kilogrammes of various illicit substances in November.
This is contained in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday by the command’s spokesperson, Shuaibu Yusuf-Omale.
Mr Yusuf-Omale listed the seized substances to include: cocaine, heroin, cannabis, tramadol, methamphetamine and other psychotropic substances.
He said that for the period under review, the command also arrested 90 suspects, saying that the figure represented drug traffickers, dealers and users.
Mr Yusuf-Omale said, “In its efforts to combat the drug scourge in Kaduna State through the drug demand reduction activities, the command carried out numerous sensitisation programmes across the state. This was with the aim of enlightening the citizenry on the ills associated with drug use and illicit trafficking.”
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