NDLEA Edo Command Raises Alarm Over Children Involvement In Drug Trafficking

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised the alarm over children involvement in drug trafficking and abuse.

The drug enforcement agency  on Thursday said that a total of  72 suspected  drug traffickers were arrested while 6,645 kilogram of drugs were intercepted in three months.

The NDLEA commander, Buba Wakawa, who disclosed this to journalist said  the command also destroyed 2.5 hectares of cannabis farms in the period under review.

Wakawa disclosed that the  command also secured the conviction of two drug dealers, adding that 80 others with drug abuse problem were counseled.

According to him,“Out of the 72 suspected traffickers apprehended, 48 are males while 24 are females.

“The seized drugs include 6,644 kilogramme of cannabis, 401 tablets of Tramadol, 645 tablets of Rophynol, 24 grams of cocaine, 534 grams of Amphetamine and 30 bottles of codeine syrup,” he said.

The commander noted that some of the destroyed farms were located in Usen and Ugbogui in Ovia South West LGA and Uromi in Esan South West LGA of the state.