THE National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency has said it has arrested 203 suspects and seized 2,770.451kg of various drugs in the last six months in the state.
The NDLEA Commandant in the state, Joseph Iweajunwa, said this on Monday as part of activities to mark the United Nations Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking in Minna.
He said, “There is no doubt that the efforts of the NDLEA in arresting the problem of cannabis sativa has given some positive result as the availability of cannabis on our streets have been greatly reduced to the extent that the criminals are now importing them from other countries like Ghana and Benin Republic.
“This year is not different. For the first half of this year, which is between January and June, the Niger State Command has been able to make a total seizure of 2,770.451kg of various drugs and we have arrested a total of 203 suspects.
“There is also a seizure of 1,520.1 litres of cough syrup with codeine and two litres of chloroform. A major deviation is the size of tramadol compared to that of cannabis sativa, the psychotropic substance or prescription drugs have become the major drugs of abuse including cough syrup with codeine.”
While soliciting more support from the government, Iweajunwa lamented that the command was handicapped by lack of funds to carry out its statutory responsibilities.
He added that the command had in the area of counselling and rehabilitation performed well with 14 clients from January till date.
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