The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Nasarawa State Command, said it arrested 650 suspects for drugs related offences and seized 6,633.667 kilogrammes of illicit substances in the state between July 2024 and June 2025.
In Ebonyi, the agency said its seized 91.768kg of cannabis sativa, psychotropic substances in the state.
The Nasarawa State Commander, Mr Dachi Elisha-David, made the disclosure at the grand finale of the 2025 UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking yesterday in Lafia.
He attributed the feat to the renewed approach to the fight against drugs, championed by the Chairman of NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Marwa.
According to the Commander, the arrested suspects comprised 632 males and 18 females, while the seized illicit drugs and psychotropic substances include Cannabis Sativa, Cocaine, Methamphetamine and Diazepam.
Others were Tramadol, Rohypnol, Pentazocine injection, and Codeine.
Elisha-David also said that the command secured the conviction of 105 drug traffickers and filed 70 charges in Court within the period under review.
In the area of drug demand reduction, he said that the command through its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) campaign reached a total of 90,943 persons across schools, motor parks , communities and workplaces in the state.
Also, the Ebonyi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it recorded a total seizure of 91.768kg of cannabis sativa and psychotropic substances from January to date.
State Commander of the Agency, Mr. Okechukwu Nkere, disclosed this during a news conference in Abakaliki yesterday to commemorate the 2025 United Nations Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking.
Nkere said that the 2025 celebration, tagged “The Evidence is Clear; Invest in Prevention” was to advocate, educate and enlighten members of the society to resist the pressure of succumbing to abuse of drugs and illicit substances.
“The Command also arrested a total of 212 suspects, comprising 169 males and 43 females for various degrees of complicity in drug related offences.
“Within the period, we record a total seizure of 91.768kg of cannabis sativa and psychotropic substances and the conviction of seven persons.
“We successfully treated and rehabilitated seven clients and have 11 persons currently undergoing treatment and rehabilitation, while 83 males and 21 females were provided with brief counselling intervention in our facility,” Nkere said.