The Rivers State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested 295 drugs suspects in 2023.
The agency commander, Mr Ahmed Mamuda, in a statement on Sunday disclosed that those arrested were 237 males and 58 females.
“The command seized 562.239kg of assorted illicit drugs from the suspects”, Mamuda stated.
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He listed substances seized from the suspects to include cocaine, heroin, hemp, methamphetamine, tramadol, codeine, Rohypnol and Pentazocine.
Mamuda added that the command also secured the conviction of 115 males and 21 females who also forfeited N1.2 million to the agency, while 47 cases were still pending.
The commander further disclosed that the command successfully rehabilitated 53 drug-dependent males who had been reunited with their families, adding that the agency provided 112 male and 35 female drug users with counselling and aftercare treatment in 2023.
“The command conducted 118 drug abuse awareness and sensitisation programmes in 2023”, Mamuda added.
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