The Kaduna State National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Command has arrested 148 suspected drug dealers and traffickers in different parts of the State.
The agency also recovered hard drugs of different substances including cannabis Sativa and other psychotropic substances weighing over 3, 999.073kg from the suspects during various raids conducted in some areas of the State within the last quarter of the year.
While parading the suspects on Monday, December 21, the acting State NDLEA Commander, Uche Iyke, said they were arrested in Zaria, Kaduna, and their environs.
He revealed that illicit substances such as tramadol, codeine, diazepam, and many others were seized from the drug traffickers, while the agency also secured the conviction of twelve in 2020
He explained that the drugs were billed for Zaria, Kaduna, and the environs before they were intercepted by operatives of the agency.
Iyke revealed that most crimes committed in the State are drug-related.
The NDLEA Commander vowed that the suspects will be charged to court in order to serve as a deterrent to other addicts and traffickers.
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