The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Ebonyi State Command seized 115.226 kilogrammes of various illicit substances and arrested 149 suspects in the third quarter of the year.
The State Commander of NDLEA, Peter Ogar, disclosed this on Wednesday Abakaliki, adding that the arrest and seizure were made in different locations in the state between July and September 2024.
Ogar said, “the agency in Ebonyi had also within the period counselled 82 suspects, comprising 64 and 18 females.
“In total, we arrested 149 suspects, comprising 112 males and 37 females between the age brackets of 26 and 72 years.
” The figure represents both drug dealers, drug users and traffickers.”
He said the substances seized were crack cocaine, 0.0023kg, Cannabis Sativa, 55.492kg, codeine syrup, 0.393kg, Tramadol tablets, 0.004kg, tramadol capsule, 0.437kg, diazepam 917 tablets, 0.964 and 47 amps, 0.226kg.
“Others are methamphetamine, 0.0054kg, bromazepam, 75 tablets, 0.034kg, lorazepam 476 tablets, 0.100kg, monkey tail, 56 litres, 42.2kg, raphynol 24 tablets, 0.009kg and other psychotropic substances grossly weighing 115.226 kgs in all”.
He said during the period under review, one person was convicted.