The Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) says it has destroyed a 30-hectare hashish sativa (Indian hemp) plantation positioned in a forest within the Odukpani Native Authorities Space of Cross River State.
State Commander of the NDLEA, Mrs. Rachel Umebuali, disclosed this throughout an interview with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Calabar.
In response to her, some suspects had been arrested in reference to the illicit plantation.
She additionally expressed concern over the assist drug traffickers had been receiving from members of the area people, who she mentioned had been shielding the culprits from legislation enforcement.
Drug seizures and arrests between January and June
Umebuali acknowledged that 163.9kg of hashish sativa seeds had been recovered from the destroyed plantation.
She added that between January and June, the command seized a complete of 6,716.8kg of varied illicit medication.
In response to her, this included 2,935kg of hashish sativa seized inside the six-month interval, alongside important portions of methamphetamine, psychotropic substances, hashish mixtures, cocaine, heroin, opioids, barbiturates, and ecstasy.
She additional disclosed that 191 individuals had been arrested in reference to drug-related offenses throughout the interval, whereas 15 people had been convicted for numerous crimes.
Drug sellers not indigenes of the State
In response to her, what’s worrisome within the findings is that the majority of those drug peddlers aren’t indigenes of the state.
“They arrive right here and provides cash to the locals who defend them by not giving out details about their unholy actions.”
Umebuali mentioned that the command, with the energetic assist of the state first girl, Mrs Eyoanwan Otu, efficiently concluded this 12 months’s drug day, which has as its theme: “The Proof is Clear: Make investments In Prevention.”
“We’ve additionally continued to hold out numerous advocacy programmes in numerous establishments throughout the state, with the target of lowering the menace of drug abuse in society.
“Between January and June this 12 months, we carried out 191 sensitization outings to colleges, marketplaces, church buildings, mosques, non-governmental organizations amongst others,” she mentioned.
Umebuali mentioned that the challenges of the command had been underfunding and logistics.
What you must know
Nairametrics earlier reported that the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Training, revealed alarming statistics on youth drug use in Lagos State.
In response to a 2024 research performed by each businesses, 13.6% of secondary faculty college students have experimented with medication, whereas 6.9% are at the moment utilizing them.
In response to the rising concern over substance abuse amongst youths and different susceptible teams, the Lagos State Ministry of Well being led a high-impact consciousness marketing campaign on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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