NDLEA seizes 456.8kg drugs in Kogi

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested four suspects and seized 456.8 kg of illicit drugs in Kogi State within four days.

Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdullahi-Fakai, NDLEA Commander in Kogi, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja.

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He said, “The 456.8 kg illicit drugs, including Exol-5, codeine and cannabis sativa, were seized between July 30 and August 3 within the jurisdiction of Kogi.

“Out of the 456.8 kg drugs seized, 229.8kg is cannabis sativa, 190kg is codeine and 20.6kg is Exol-5, all of which were intercepted by crack intelligence officers and forwarded to our head office in Abuja.” (NAN)