NDLEA
Arrests 80 Suspects, Seizes 3,000kg Of Drugs.
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has arrested over
80 suspected drug dealers with over 3,000kg of drugs in the Federal Capital
Territory, between January and March.
Kabir Tsukuwa, Commander of Narcotics, NDLEA, FCT
Command, said this in an interview with Newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.
Tsakuwa said that over 50 suspects had been prosecuted,
adding that out of the number, 12 had been convicted and sentenced to different
jail terms.
He said that the command had been going after the drug
peddlers and the records were there.
The NDLEA commander said that the current situation of
drug abuse in the FCT was not a peculiar one as it was the same world over.
Tsakuwa said that drug abuse was a major concern to all
countries of the world.
He said that all regional and global bodies were advocating
for global concerted efforts to deal with the challenge of drug trafficking and
abuse.
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