Of the 3,091.032kg of hard drugs seized between January and now, cannabis sativa accounted for the largest seizure.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said 4,082 bottles of codeine-based syrup were also recovered from a suspect, Joseph Usman.
According to him, out of the 1,445 convicts, 221 of them are female, while the balance of 1,224 are male.
NDLEA in Kaduna said its operatives arrested 420 suspects and seized 10,599,97kg of illicit drugs.
Mr Alhaji said the 100 suspects arrested comprised 92 males and eight females.
The suspects comprised 500 males and nine females. 295 of them were counselled against drug abuse, while 27 others were sent to rehabilitation centres.
“The fight against illicit drugs is a collective responsibility which everyone has a role to play.”
Ten suspected cannabis farms measuring 8.23 hectares were destroyed and three vehicles and one motorbike intercepted.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday charged a 64-year-old man, Lucky Osuya, with drug trafficking.
Mr Mamuda urged Rivers people to continue to supply actionable intelligence that would lead to the eradication of illicit drug business in the society.
