NDLEA holds 154 drug traffickers in Niger

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, said yesterday that it arrested 154 drug traffickers, with 24 convictions between January and December.

Commander Mrs. Sylvia Egwunwoke told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that the suspects were arrested in parts of the state.

She said the seizures made by the command included 2,074 kg of cannabis sativa and 68kg of psychotropic substances.

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Egwunwoke said 54 litres of liquid substances comprising cough syrups with codeine and injectables were seized from the peddlers during the period.

She said the anti-drug agency also counselled 72 persons and rehabilitated 16 others into the society in 2018.

The commander said the command had already taken the crusade against drug trafficking in the state to traditional rulers, mosques and churches.

“We have put in place sensitive security measures to frustrate activities of illegal drug traders in the state,” she said.

Egwunwoke explained that identified drug routes in the state had been placed on strict surveillance, while community leaders would be used to provide information on such peddlers, with a view to arresting and prosecuting them.