NDLEA arrest 90 suspects for illicit drug trafficking in Kogi

<p>According to Aminu, NDLEA in the state was also able to arrest 372 drug offenders, out of which 103 were successfully prosecuted, while 31 cases are pending in court.</p>, <p>In the area of drug abuse and preventive education (DAPE), the NDLEA Commander said several schools and organizations were sensitized on the dangers of drug abuse and trafficking from January to date while forty-two (42) clients referred from investigation units were counselled within the period.</p>, <p>Speaking on the International Day against Drug/Substance Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, Aminu said the whole world, including Nigeria, is under siege of illicit substance abuse and trafficking.</p>, <p>Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Monday revealed that it seized a total of 1,289.153 kilograms of different banned drugs from August, 2022 till date.</p>, <p>The Nigeria Police Force, Kaduna State Command, said their personnel, following credible intelligence, busted a gang of rail line vandals in Kaduna.</p>, <p>The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mohammed Jalige in a statement on Monday, said an unspecified number of unknown persons came to Sanzwan in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local Government Area, in an articulated vehicle (DAF) with reg no DAL 172 YL and vandalized about 600 pieces of railway slippers.</p>, <p>“The 2023 world drug day which is an annual event to mobilize resources, align policies and inspire organizations, communities and nations to work in a particular direction to effectively tackle the challenges of illicit substances in society.</p>, <p>“On June 25, 2023, two additional trucks fully loaded with railway sleepers were equally recovered,” the statement said.</p>, <p>Commissioner of Police in the state, Gyogon Augustine Grimah who spoke to journalists at the Marina Resort in Calabar explained, “When the bodies were sighted, our marine police rose to the scene, with efforts from the local divers, the bodies have been recovered.</p>, <p>Giving a breakdown of how the susp