NDLEA ARRESTS 31 OVER DRUG OFFENCES

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Delta State Command has
arrested 31 suspects for various drug offences in the last one month.

The agency commander in the state, Mr Aju Ameh who disclosed this yesterday
said the suspects were apprehended in various locations with a total of
525.39kg of cannabis, 100 pinches of cocaine and 99 pinches of heroin found
in their possession.

Ameh noted that with the onset of the dry season, indian hemp farmers
around the area were visibly preparing to harvest the offensive weed and
commence its trafficking, adding that the agency had mapped out strategies
to check the activities of these farmers and traffickers.

He, therefore, called for a closer working relationship between the NDLEA
and the security agencies especially the Nigeria Police Force (NPF),
stressing that tackling the hydra-headed problems of drug abuse, illicit
trafficking in drugs and trade in psychotropic substances needed a
concerted effort of everyone member of the public.

Ameh said the agency are proposing an inter-security arrangement whereby
the security agencies could exchange vital information and logistics in the
task of combating crime, especially in the area of drug abuse.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has had a running battle with
local hemp farmers and the traffickers over the years, a situation that has
cost the agency the loss of its men and materials.