NDLEA arrests 650 suspects, seizes over 6,600kg of illicit medicine in Nasarawa
The Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA), Nasarawa State Command, says it arrested 650 suspects for drug-related offences and seized 6,633.667 kilogrammes of illicit substances between July 2024 and June 2025.
The State Commander, Mr. Dachi Elisha-David, disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia through the grand finale of the 2025 UN Worldwide Day Towards Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
He attributed the feat to the renewed strategy to the combat in opposition to medicine, championed by the Chairman of NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Marwa.
In accordance with the Elisha-David, the arrested suspects comprised 632 males and 18 females, whereas the seized illicit medicine and psychotropic substances included Hashish Sativa, Cocaine, Methamphetamine and Diazepam.
Others have been Tramadol, Rohypnol, Pentazocine injection, and Codeine.
Convictions and authorized motion
The commander revealed that the company secured the conviction of 105 drug traffickers and filed 70 costs in court docket throughout the evaluation interval.
Within the space of drug demand discount, he stated that the command by its Warfare Towards Drug Abuse (WADA) marketing campaign reached a complete of 90,943 individuals throughout faculties, motor parks, communities and workplaces within the state.
Challenges hampering operations
Regardless of these achievements, he identified a number of operational challenges dealing with the NDLEA within the state, together with an absence of operational automobiles and different logistics, and a paucity of funds to acquire credible intelligence on the actions of drug sellers from confidential informants.
“Lack of willingness from the general public to volunteer data on the nefarious actions of drug sellers of their midst is unhealthy sufficient.
“Extra troubling are the youth in a few of these communities who combat our operatives on raid operations which might be focused at drug sellers. This has been a priority to the command,” he stated.
He stated the theme of the 2025 commemoration,” The Proof is Clear; Spend money on Prevention”, was instructive because it conforms with the perfect notion of the UN framework to prioritise prevention, therapy and rehabilitation as in opposition to punishment and incarceration.
He thanked Gov. Abdullahi Sule, his spouse, conventional establishments and different stakeholders in Nasarawa for his or her help to the company within the combat in opposition to medicine within the state and urged for its sustenance.
He additionally appreciated the NDLEA boss, Marwa, and personnel of the company for his or her dedication to preventing the menace of medicine in Nigeria.
What you must know
Nairametrics earlier reported that from June 2024 to Could 2025, the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) in Akwa Ibom State arrested 312 drug-related suspects, comprising 261 males and 51 females. Throughout the identical interval, the company seized 803.672 kilogrammes of laborious medicine.
In accordance with NDLEA officers, 38 drug offenders have been efficiently prosecuted and convicted. Moreover, 43 male drug customers underwent rehabilitation, whereas 179 people obtained counselling.
The company additionally carried out drug habit prevention programmes throughout 91 places throughout the state, demonstrating its dedication to lowering demand in addition to provide.
