21 Alleged Drug Dealers Arrested With 28,622kg Of Heroin, Canadian Loud, Others- NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Special Area command, Tincan Island Port, has arrested 21 suspected drug traffickers and intercepted 28,622.389kg of illicit drugs.
The agency’s narcotics commander, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday.
Mr Abubakar said the arrests and interceptions were from January 2024 to June 2024. He said 14 arrested suspects had been on trial before the Federal High Court, Lagos Division.
“Seizures of approximately 28,622.389 kilogrammes of various illicit drugs, including cannabis indica or Canadian loud weighing 2,232.999 kilogrammes, were made,” he said.
The commander said that the seizures were an increase of 261.9 per cent over those recorded by the command in the last six months of 2023.
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