The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nasarawa State Command, says it seized 7,149 kilogrammes of drugs between July 2023 and June 2024.
Commander of NDLEA in the state, Peter Onche-Odaudu, disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia.
The agency is undertaking a week-long activities to mark the 2024 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Onche-Odaudu said the arduous task of checking the menace of drug abuse and illicit trafficking, in spite of the daunting challenges of logistics and paucity of funds, had resulted in the modest achievements.
He said cannabis sativa accounted for 7,037.2 kg; cocaine, 0.011 kg, methamphetamine, 0.185 kg, while sundry psychotropic substances accounted for 111.534 kg of the seizures.
The commander said the United Nations had set aside June 26 of every year for the commemoration of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by member nations.
He said the theme for this year’s Day: “The Evidence is Clear: Invest in Prevention”, was apt, as it emphasised the importance of prevention over cure in issues of drug abuse, adding that the agency would undertake an advocacy walk, starting from Lafia and ending at Lafia Stadium, with the grand finale holding on June 22 at the Conference Room of the Federal Secretariat, Lafia.
He said there would be an anti-drug sensitisation campaign to GSM Village, Lafia and Lafia Custodial Centre on Monday and Tuesday.
