NDLEA arrests suspected drug dealer in Kano secretariat raid

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command said that it has arrested a suspected cause trader during a raid astatine the Audu Bako Secretariat nether its ongoing “Operation Sharar Mafaka”.

The bureau said its operatives acted connected quality and moved successful to wide cause spots operating wrong the secretariat.

This is contained successful a connection shared by the agency.

On seeing the officers, the fishy reportedly climbed to the 2nd level of a gathering and jumped successful an effort to evade arrest. He was, however, caught immediately.

NDLEA said a quantity of Cannabis sativa was recovered from him, and helium was taken to the bid bureau for probe and imaginable prosecution.

According to the agency, the suspect, who works arsenic a car washer, “admitted to being progressive successful the illicit commercialized for astir 2 years”.

Officials progressive successful the cognition said their swift effect ensured helium was tracked and arrested without losing evidence.

The commandant of NDLEA Kano Strategic Command, CN D.Y. Lawal, warned that authorities facilities indispensable not beryllium utilized arsenic screen for amerciable activities.

“This is simply a informing to each those that deliberation authorities establishments tin beryllium utilized arsenic a hideout for their illicit activities,” helium said.

The bureau added that Operation Sharar Mafaka is inactive ongo...