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N56m illegal drugs in FCT: NDLEA busts 343 suspects

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT Command, says it has seized 3,022.529kg of illicit drugs valued at N56 million from January 2023 till date.

Mr Kabir Tsakuwa, FCT Commandant of the agency, disclosed that in the period under review 343 drug suspects were arrested including 328 males and 15 females.

Tsakuwa said: “Drugs seized were cannabis sativa 3,022.529 kilograms, cocaine 0.114 kilograms, Methamphetamine 1.25 kilograms, Heroin 0.0021 kilograms.

“We also seized suspected Tramadol 18.578 kilograms, Rohypnol 1.195 kilograms, Diazepam 4.471 kilograms, Ecstasy 0.113 kilograms and Megadon 0.263 kilograms.

“The monetary value of these drugs stands approximately N56, 903, 600 only.”

Persecondnews gathered that data from 2018 on drug use revealed an estimated drug use prevalence in the North Central Zone at 10 percent with about 1.5 million persons using psychoactive substances.

The NDLEA has remained on the offensive against drug cartels in the FCT with 33 persons with drug use disorder rehabilitated, while 102 drug users had been counseled and discharged within the period.

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