NDLEA Destroys Illicit Drugs Worth N2bn in Kwara
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, has destroyed N2bn worth of illicit drugs and psychotropic substances.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (rtd), who was represented by Mr. Muhammed Sokoto at the event held in Ilorin yesterday, said the destroyed drugs comprised 24, 611 kilogrammes of 24 tons of illicit drugs.
He commended the state Command for its efforts in riding the country of banned substances and illicit drugs, which he described as the right step in the right direction.
Earlier in his remarksm the NDLEA state Commander, Alhaji Ibrahim Saidu, said the destroyed drugs comprised cannabis sativa, cocaine among others.
He noted that the drugs were all seized during routine raid operations and interdiction duties by officers of the NDLEA.
Marwa added that a total number of 184, suspects were arrested in connection with the illicit drugs and prosecuted while 127 were convicted and sentenced to various terms of imprisonments.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ibrahim Taiwo Road Kwara State Sports Commission Aso Ofi Firdaos Amasa Omu-aran Grillo Oke-opin Facebook Oloje CLAY POT Ilorin Durbar Kayode Oyin-Zubair Reuben Paraje Idowu Laro Olabode George Towoju Abdulkareem Alabi Bilikis Oladimeji Omotoso Musa Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd Saad Omo Iya Lithium Deposit Saad Belgore Olaiya Lawal Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu Olumide Daniel Ibitoye Clara Nwachukwu Senate Mahmud Ajeigbe Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye Najim Yaasin Women Radio Tunde Saad Abubakar B.M Funmi Salau Garba Ayodele Wahab Yahaya Seriki Gambari Donatus Ejidike Joseph Daudu Baba-Isale Adeniyi Ojo Rebecca Olanrewaju Col. Adedipe Apaola Ajibola Saliu Ajia Saraki Tunji Oyawoye Gbenga Adebayo 20 Billion Bond Salary Ahmed Bolaji Nagode Federal Allocation Arinola Fatimoh Lawal Salihu Yahaya Bola Sagaya Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Jimoh Olusola Imam All Peoples Party Kamaldeen Ajibade Plat Technologies Edret Sabi Abel Isaac Gbenle Baboko Read With Me Yusuf Amuda Aluko Umar Adelodun Abubakar Baba Sulaiman Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development Roseline Oni Aremu Sadiq Buhari Muslim Cementary Umar Saro Yahaya Oloriegbe Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir JMK Construction Company Limited Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak Baakini Just Law Forum