The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command, captured 102 speculated medicate dealers over the state with substances suspected to be cannabis sativa and psychotropic medications in 2019.
The state NDLEA Commander, Mrs Sylvia Egwunwoke, disclosed to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday, that the captures were made among January and December 2019.
“The all out quantities of medication misuse suspects advised were 70 people and all out number of customers conceded for recovery 24 people while the excellent aggregate of illicit medications held onto was 3, 918 kilograms.
“We have so far prevailing with regards to sentencing 32 people while the rest of the cases are pending at the courts.
“The office won’t yield in disappointing the exercises of medication sellers and dealers in the state and the country on the loose.”
Egwunwoke, be that as it may, spoke to people in general to consistently report any suspicious individual to pertinent specialists to empower the office to free the condition of medication dealing and its orderly violations.
She said the office has connected with both customary and strict pioneers to assemble occupants to volunteer data on those taking part in illicit business for brief security activity.
