31 Drug dealers convicted in Edo state

Goodness Adaoyichie 18:14 - 30 January 2018

The NDLEA says 31 illicit drug dealers have been convicted in Edo state.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo command, has said that it recorded 31 convictions of illicit drug dealers in 2017.

The NDLEA state commander, Buba Wakawa, disclosed this in Benin on Tuesday, January 30, 2018.

Wakawa made this known while speaking with journalists on the activities and success of the command in 2017.

Wakawa also said that 136 cases were pending in the Federal High Court in the state.

He stated that 253 suspects were arrested within the time-frame, comprising 190 males and 63 females with suspected illicit drugs weighing 45, 341.04 Kilogrammes seized.

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He said that the suspected drugs include cannabis Sativa weighing about 44, 217.5 Kilogrammes; psychotropic substances 1,122 kilogrammes; Cocaine 1,507 Kilogrammes and Heroin 0.02 kilogrammes.

The commander also said that 33 farms measuring 49.1 hectares with the cultivation of cannabis sativa were discovered and destroyed throughout the state.

Wakawa added that 11 vehicles and seven motorcycles used in conveying the drugs were seized. He said that 168 drug dependent youths were counselled and rehabilitated within the period under review.