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NDLEA arrests 262 suspects and seizes 15,253.82kg of drugs in Edo

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Edo State Command, has announced the arrest of a total of 262 suspected drug peddlers and seizure of 15,253.82kg of narcotics, including cannabis, cocaine, heroin and tramadol in 2020.

The State Commander of the agency, Buba Wakawa, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Benin, said out of the 262 suspected drug dealers, 180 are males while 82 are females.

Wakawa added that 10 vehicles used in smuggling illicit drugs were impounded within the period under review just as 15 Indian hemp plantations measuring 11.82 hectares were identified and destroyed.

He said, “Eighty-six drug-dependent persons were successfully counselled and reunited with their families, adding that eight drug traffickers were convicted while 220 cases were pending at the Federal High Court as at December 31, 2020.

“The Command recorded the achievement despite the COVID-19 lockdown and the EndSARS protest that led to the destruction of the State Command headquarters. Currently, we have 262 suspects in our net.

“The various modes of drug concealment adopted by drug barons include use of silos, underground tunnels, cannabis warehouses as well as false compartments in trucks, buses and cars.”

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