The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized 2,100 kilogrammes of assorted drugs and arrested 311 suspects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between January and June.

The NDLEA Commander in the FCT, Mohammed Malami,  disclosed this on Monday.

He listed illicit drugs like cocaine, cracks, charlie and other substances such as ethanol, codeine and pentazocine injections.

Mr Malami said that the injections were targeted at drug abusers, adding that various cannabis ranging from skunk, loud, Arizona and Colorado were also seized during the period.

“We arrested 311 suspects during the period. A lot of them were counselled and released because they were not found with drugs but users of drugs.

“Of the suspects, 33 were convicted. We have arraigned more than 43 suspects in a Federal High Court, while others are being investigated.

“Also within the period, we have seized a lot of motorcycles and bicycles, particularly motorcycles used for door to door trafficking of drugs.

“We have also seized vehicles involved in the distribution of hard drugs,” he said.

Mr Malami said that the agency recorded a major breakthrough during the period with the bursting of online drug trafficking.

He described online drug trafficking as a copycat crime, saying that they were crimes people saw and tried to replicate in various other places.

“We have seized a lot of cookies, brownies and cakes that were mixed with substances – Arizona – and distributed at parties and clubs.

“Apart from bursting the online traffickers, we have discovered that even if these traffickers do not go online, they have their own logistics – motorcycles – for hawking drugs within the FCT.”