The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says its operatives have arrested 343 suspects and also intercepted about 3,091.032 kilogrammes of illicit drugs worth over N56.9 million between January and August.
The disclosure was made by the Commandant of the agency in the FCT, Kabir Tsakuwa, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday.
According to Tsakuwa, the illicit drugs seized from the suspects comprising of 328 males and 15 females included cannabis sativa, cocaine, Methamphetamine, Heroin, Tramadol, Rohypnol, Diazepam, Ecstasy, and Megadon.
The Commandant noted that within the period under review, 188 drug offenders were prosecuted while 126 had been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms.
