NDLEA arrests 289 suspects, secures 52 convictions since January — Mitchell

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said nary less than 289 suspected cause traffickers person been arrested successful Edo State since January 2026.

Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the State Commander of the agency, disclosed this during the commemoration of this year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking connected Friday, June 26, 2026, successful Benin City.

The taxable of the lawsuit was “The World Drug Problem: Persisting Issues, New Challenges, Innovative Responses.”

Ofoyeju said that of the 289 suspects arrested, 176 were males and 113 were females.

He added that a full of 52 suspects were convicted, comprising 47 males and 5 females.

He besides disclosed that a full of 35,008.38 kilograms of cannabis was seized.

The NDLEA authorities commandant said the seized cannabis comprised 14,705.31 kilograms recovered from traffickers and 20,303.07 kilograms destroyed connected cannabis plantations.

He further stated that 135 persons, comprising 101 males and 34 females with cause maltreatment problems, received counselling services, portion 33 anti-drug maltreatment sensitisation programmes were conducted, reaching 6,092 participants.

Mitchell, who said the NDLEA cannot triumph the warfare against cause trafficking unsocial contempt the awesome statistics, noted that the satellite cause occupation is simply a famil...