In Kaduna State, the NDLEA detains 761 drug suspects and confiscates 11,000kg of drugs.

In the first eight months of the year, the NDLEA detained 761 alleged drug users and traffickers and seized 11,000kg of illegal substances in Kaduna State.

On Monday in Kaduna, its state commander, Mr. Umar Adoro, informed the News Agency of Nigeria that 725 of those detained were men while the remaining 36 were women.

He claimed that although 610 of the accused used drugs, 480 of them had undergone counseling, rehabilitation, and reintegration into society.

“We arraigned 151 of the accused; we got 69 of them convicted, and we still have 82 of them awaiting trial,” he stated.

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According to him capsules seized are Indian hemp, Cocaine, Heroin and different psychotropic substances, Methamphetamine and Tramadol. Adoro stated that the combat in opposition to illicit capsules is a collective duty and appealed to the general public to provide the NDLEA with well timed statistics that would result in arrests and seizures. “We will combat drug traffickers and customers to standstill in Kaduna State,’’Adoro assured.