Mr Ryan added that the harm the drug inflicted on the community could have significant and life-changing impacts on a range of innocent parties.
Mr Braji said fight against illicit drugs and consumption was a collective responsibility and appealed for support to address the menace.
The operatives also destroyed three hectares of Indian hemp in the forest.
The various drugs seized included Indian Hemp, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Tramadol and other Psychotropic substances.
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.
The agency’s sniffer dogs were deployed to locate the area the illicit drugs were hidden in the cargo, and they immediately identified the cartons packed in the deep freezers.
“The fight against illicit drugs is a collective responsibility which everyone has a role to play.”
The suspects arrested by the anti-drug agency comprise 253 males and 43 females within the age range of 17 and 70 years.
