Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has confiscated 1,045.93kgs of various illicit substances and arrested 420 suspects in the third quarter of the year.

The agency Commander, Mr Samaila Danmalam, made this known on Thursday in Kaduna.

He also disclosed that the command has made seizures of various illicit substances.

Danmalam said the command would continue to combat illicit drug trafficking, even as he appealed for timely and useful information for quick response and proactive measures.

“The command had within the period under review arrested a total of 420 suspects, comprising 404 males and 16 females.

”The figure represents both drug dealers, drug users and traffickers.

“The illicit substances included, Cocaine, Cannabis Sativa, Rohypnol, Tramadol, Methamphetamine and other psychotropic substances grossly weighing 1,045.93kgs.

“The command seized a total of 1,393 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and equally seized four locally made arms in the course of its numerous operations in the period being reported.

”The command equally secured the conviction of 30 drug offenders and charged a total of 54 suspects, while investigations on others are ongoing,” Danmalam said.

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