The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 13,125 kilograms of drug substances and arrested 793 suspects.
The NDLEA Commander in the FCT, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a pre-event press briefing on grassroots sensitization and awareness campaign on dangers of illicit drugs.
Tsakuwa said that the year 2022 was a fruitful year for the command, adding that records of arrests , seizures and convictions were impressive.
He said that the agency’s counselling and rehabilitation programmes also yielded positive results in the territory.
According to him, a total of 793 suspects comprising of 768 males and 29 females were arrested.
“13,125 kilograms of different drug substances were seized. The breakdown of the seized drugs are12,660.3 kilograms of cannabis sativa.
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