NDLEA nabs 56 suspected drug traffickers, destroy 3 cannabis farms in Edo

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested nary less than 56 suspected cause traffickers successful the authorities with 2,167.74kg of drugs.

The breakdown of the arrested suspects are 34 males and 22 females.

Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the State Commander of the Agency disclosed this connected Thursday, March 5, 2026 portion presenting the command’s scorecard for the period of February.

He said that with the seizure the Command had successfully taken the illicit drugs retired of circulation wrong the play nether review.

He said the apprehension and seizure was arsenic a effect of a bid of intelligence-led operations crossed the state.

The Edo State NDLEA brag said 3 cannabis farms measuring 0.506739 hectares with an estimated output of 1,266.85kg were destroyed successful the forests successful the play nether review.

Ofoyeju besides added that the illicit drugs and substances seized see 900.89 kilograms.

“The bulk of the seizure was Cannabis Sativa, portion psychotropic substances were 5.1253 kg and methamphetamine 0.0605 kg”, helium said.

He besides disclosed that the prosecution portion of the bid secured 14 convictions wrong the period, adding that 3 caller cases were filed successful the Federal High, Benin City, bringing the full fig of pending cases to 96.

On the prevention front, helium said t...