NDLEA arrests 75 suspected drug traffickers, seizes 16,818kg of illicit drugs in Edo

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested 75 suspected cause traffickers and seized 16,818.17 kilogrammes of illicit drugs successful the state.

DAILY POST reports that the NDLEA Commander successful the state, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this, saying the suspects were arrested successful October 2026.

Ofoyeju gave the breakdown of the arrested suspects arsenic 54 males and 21 females. He said 8 cannabis farms measuring 5.728819 hectares, with an estimated output of 14,322.0475 kilogrammes, were besides destroyed wrong the period.

The commandant listed the seized illicit drugs to see 2,492.6973 kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa, 3.2169 kilogrammes of psychotropic substances, 0.20371 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, 35 cylinders of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), six cups of brownies and 4.1 litres of codeine syrup.

He identified those arrested arsenic Monday Orji, 52, Monday Lawal, 40 and Precious Uduegele, 20.

"One of the spectacular seizures of the period is the impoundment of a achromatic Toyota Camry astatine Otuo, Owan East Local Government Area. The car was recovered conveying 1,049 compressed blocks of cannabis weighing 702.83kg.

"The cannabis farms destroyed were located successful Uzebba Forest and Ukhuise-Osi Community successful Owan West Local Government Area; Ugbada Forest, besides successful Owan West; Ugboshi Ele Forest successful Akok...