The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilograms of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo states by setting them ablaze. This is the largest volume of seizures to be set ablaze at a time in the history of the Agency.
The public destruction of the illicit substances was witnessed by representatives of government officials, traditional rulers, clergymen, other security agencies, international partners, non-governmental organizations, and community leaders. Some of the illicit drugs destroyed include:
– 123 kilograms of cocaine
– 46.8 kilograms of heroin
– 1.4 million kilograms of cannabis
– 148,000 kilograms of codeine syrup
– 3,244.26 kilograms of tramadol
– 1,544 kilograms of skuchies
– 111 kilograms of methamphetamine
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), said the exercise is a testament to the Agency’s steadfast commitment to tackling the scourge of drug trafficking in the country. He warned those involved in drug trafficking that there will be no breathing space or any safe haven for them in Nigeria.
“The sheer volume of seizures, which totals approximately 1.6 million kilograms, serves as a reminder of the grave danger these substances pose to public health until they are completely and irreversibly destroyed,” Marwa stated. The NDLEA has successfully prosecuted and gotten convicted 10,572 offenders in the past four years, who are now serving various jail terms.
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