The Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it arrested 18,500 suspected drug traffickers and seized 2
NDLEA says it intercepted no fewer than 60 jumbo bags of Ghanaian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 2,400kg, in Lagos.
According to him, the auction is a milestone in the fight against drug trafficking and organised crime.
Mr Marwa said that out of the 32,000, NDLEA secured 9,034 convictions, with over 12,000 other cases going on in court.
A statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said the substances were on 1.577683 hectares of farmland.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said the drugs were intercepted at a courier firm in Lagos on Friday, February 23, by operatives.
Mr Marwa said that drugs were central to criminalities, especially terrorism, kidnapping and insurgency.
Mr Marwa said during the public burning of the illicit drugs that the action was to prevent them from going back to society.
“Therefore, the officers and men of the NDLEA must remain impervious to these temptations,” the NDLEA chairman added.
NDLEA FCT command says it has unveiled new strategies to curb drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Abuja.
