THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Anambra State Command says it successfully completed the rehabilitation of 94 persons who were drug dependent in the State in the year 2020.
The Agency made the revelation in a statement signed by the State Commander of the Agency, Mr. Mohammed Idris detailing the report of their activities in the year 2020, made available to Newsden in Awka.
It also said 20 others are still undergoing the counseling and rehabilitation programme of the agency.
Idris added that the Agency secured 20 convictions of drug traffickers, won a civil case while it arraigned seven persons in the year.
125 cases are still pending at different Federal Courts in the country.
The NDLEA, arrested 131 suspects in the year, out of which ten were females.
It showed that total illicit drug seizures made was 2,405.37 kilogrammes.
Breaking them down, the illicit drugs seized by the agency include one-point-seven-zero-six kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, zero-point-zero-nine-nine-two kilogrammes of cocaine, and zero-point-zero-one-two kilogrammes of heroine while other psychotropic substances weigh six hundred and ninety eight-point-eight-eight kilogrammes.
The NDLEA boss, assured the public of the agency’s commitment to riding the State of all forms of drugs crimes.
BY SUNNY A. DAVID
