The Commander of the
agency, Mr Buba Wakawa, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on
Thursday in Benin.
The National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency in Edo says it has arrested 67 persons for allegedly
trafficking in various drugs in the state.
Wakawa said the suspects
that comprised 47 males and 20 females were arrested in various parts of the
state between July and August.
He also disclosed that
suspected illicit drugs totaling about 779.572 kilogrammes were seized within
the period.
He said about 45.5 hectares
of land estimated to yield about 216, 835 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis
sativa were also destroyed.
Giving a breakdown of the
figure, the commander said that about 114.75 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis
sativa were seized and about 667.62 kilogrammes of the same substance abandoned
by the owners were confiscated.
The commander said two
grammes of Heroin; 26.1 grammes of suspected cocaine and 170 grammes of
Psychotropic drugs were seized within the period.
He further said that one
vehicle was seized during the period.
Wakawa described cannabis cultivation
as a major threat to food security, peace and development in the state, and
appealed for the urgent intervention of leaders at all levels.
NAN
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