NDLEA arrests 80 suspects, seizes 3,000kg of drugs in FCT

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested over 80 suspected drug dealers with over 3,000kg of drugs in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, between the month of January and

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested over 80 suspected drug dealers with over 3,000kg of drugs in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, between the month of January and March.

Commander of Narcotics, NDLEA, FCT Command, Mr Kabir Tsukuwa, made this known in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Abuja.

Tsakuwa said that over 50 suspects had been prosecuted, adding that out of the number, 12 had been convicted and sentenced to different jail terms.

He added that the agency had been going after the drug peddlers and there are evidence to back it.

He said:

”If not for the continuous effort of the agency and the command in particular, the drug situation in FCT and even the entire country would have been worse.”

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