The Katsina State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has convicted 87 illicit drug barons and arrested 1,018 suspects in 2025.
The state Narcotic Commander (NC), Isma’il Danmalam, disclsoed this on Tuesday in Katsina while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command in the year under review.
Danmalam said p 86 suspects are still undergoing trial, adding that of the 1,018 suspects arrested, 992 are males and 26 females.
He said more than 2.4 tonnes of different illicit drugs were confiscated, adding that quantities of illicit substances seized include 1,667.747kg of Cannabis, 12.348kg of Codeine Psychotropic substances 793.66kg.
The Commander also decorated some of the 61 personnel recently promoted in the command.
