“The successes achieved wouldn’t have been possible without the synergy and support from other security agencies in the state,” he said.
The suspects comprised 500 males and nine females. 295 of them were counselled against drug abuse, while 27 others were sent to rehabilitation centres.
Ekaete Egwunwoke, the NDLEA commander, Gombe State, disclosed this in a press briefing on Thursday in Gombe.
The Kaduna command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested nine suspects for alleged possession of illicit drugs.
Mr Mamuda urged Rivers people to continue to supply actionable intelligence that would lead to the eradication of illicit drug business in the society.
Mr Bababfemi named the states as Borno, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Gombe and Nasarawa.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested four trans-border drug traffickers in Adamawa State.
NDLEA commander in the state, Umar Adoro, told journalists on Saturday in Kaduna that the four suspects were arrested between July 15 and July 17.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of psychoactive substances in Kaduna, Yobe and Plateau States.
The NDLEA state commander said the suspects comprise 192 males and 34 females and are within the ages of 13 and 75.
