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)
