The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs and substances in raids carried out in Ondo, Edo, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the past week.
This is contained in a statement by NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs and substances in raids carried out in Ondo, Edo, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the past week.
This is contained in a statement by NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja.
Similarly, in FCT, he added, NDLEA operatives conducted raid operations in the Kubwa area of the Territory and arrested a 47-year-old and an 18-year-old.
Babafemi said that the suspects were intercepted with 10.5kg of cannabis (Indian hemp), 13.5g of diazepam, and 2.9g of tramadol tablets.
With the same vigour, he said, the various commands of the agency across the country continued with the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) advocacy campaign in the past week.
Some of them include: WADA sensitization lecture for students and teachers of St. Theresa’s College Oke-Ado, Ibadan, Oyo state; students and staff of Banma Girls Day Secondary School, Bida, in Niger.
Others are students of Dame High School, Abatete, Anambra, students of Government Day Secondary School, Tudun Saibu, Soba LGA, Kaduna State.
Similarly, other students that benefited from the WADA sensitization lecture were those of Community Comprehensive Secondary School, Obinagu, Udi LGA, Enugu State, and students of Government Girls Secondary School, Garo, Kano State.
(NAN)