The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ebonyi State Command, has seized a total of 134.483kg of illicit drugs across various parts of the state during the last quarter of 2025.
The State Commander, Jude Ahamefule, disclosed this in Abakaliki, noting that the command also arrested 157 suspected drug dealers within the period. The suspects include 34 females and 123 males, aged between 14 and 84 years.
He detailed that the confiscated substances include Cannabis 106.978kg, methamphetamine 0.0589kg, heroin 0.0046kg, tramadol 100mg 1.407kg, tramadol 225mg 0.066kg, diazepam 700tabs 0.161kg, co-codamol 342tabs 0.231kg and Ergometrine inj 90amps 0.109kg
Other drugs recovered during the period include Pentazocine inj 90amps 0.243kg, phenobarbitone syrup 480ml 0.550kg, phenobarbitone tabs0.102kg, bromazepam 459tabs 0.268kg, flunitrazepam 12 tabs 0.0053kg and monkey tail 243kg.
Ahamefule added that the command secured the conviction of six male suspects aged between 22 and 55 years, while four individuals underwent rehabilitation and were discharged.
He appealed to the government, philanthropists, and corporate organisations to support the command with vehicles to enhance patrol and surveillance operations across the state.
“For the period under review, a total of 44 suspects were referred to the counselling unit within the age brackets of 19 to 65 years and they were duly counselled.
“The Command carried out eleven sensitization campaigns which cut across schools, religious organizations, and communities across the state as part of war against drug abuse activities,” he stated.
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