About 100 suspected drug peddlers have been nabbed in the last four weeks in Kaduna State, the state Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA, Mr Umar Adoro, has said.
Adoro told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna that operatives of the agency dismantled 14 drug joints in the raids carried out in Kaduna and Zaria city in May 2022.
The drug joints dismantled, according to Adoro, are Abakwa; Malali, Tirkaniya, Rigasa, Romi, Filin Minister in Kaduna and Chikaji and Sabon Gari in Zaria among others.
He said the suspects are made up of 93 males and seven females, adding that the Agency also seized drugs and other narcotic substances during the operations.
The commander said the drugs included Cannabis Sativa 192.549kg, Cocaine 0.008kg, Heroin 0.002kg, Tramadol 4.954kg, psychotropic substance 196.960kg and methamphetamine 0.007kg.
“The total weight of drugs seized is 394.480kg within the period under review,” he said.
He added that the fight against illicit drugs and drug abuse was a collective responsibility, and urged parents to monitor their children to protect them against drug abuse.
While reiterating his commitment to the fight against drug abuse, Adoro urged the people to give credible information to security agencies to curb the menace in society.
NAN
