By Sandra Umeh
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos State Command says it is prosecuting 108 suspects for various drug offences, and has so far secured 83 convictions between January and July.
The State Commander, Alhaji Sule Aliyu said this while briefing newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday.
He said that restricted drugs worth millions of naira were also seized by the command.
“The drugs seized include Tramadol, Cocaine, Exol, Raphynol and Heroine and Cannabis Sativa popularly called “igbo’’ which amounted to 1956.3 kg.
“Other drugs seized are Tramadol weighing 995.8 kg, and Diezapam 74.7kg, Cocaine 28.5kg and Heroine 7.3kg.
“108 suspects are responsible for the above seizures, and they comprise 106 males and two females, and they have been accordingly charged to court,’’ he said
He said that during the period under review, 58 drug dependent persons were picked at the scene of operation, and after ascertaining that they were drug…
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