NDLEA arrests 415 suspects, seizes 1.2 tonnes of hard drugs in Bauchi

At least 415 hard drug suspects have been arrested by the Bauchi State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with seizures  of 1.2 tonnes of various banned drugs in 2024.

The drugs seized included Cannabis Sativa popularly known as wee-wee, Diazepam, Exol-5, Pentazocine, Methamphetamine, Rohypnol, and Tramadol from January to December 2024.

This was disclosed by the State Commander, CN Ali Aminu in his office while chatting with newsmen on Tuesday to review activities of the Command in the year 2024.

The State Commander further stated that 70 cases were charged to Court, 84 suspects have successfully been prosecuted, and 18 pending cases at Federal High Court, Bauchi, while 137 clients or drug users had been counselled and rehabilitated, majority of them through brief interventions in NDLEA Custody in Bauchi.

Commander of Narcotics, Ali Aminu however, warned the general public to stop indulging in the illicit use and trafficking of Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances and further warned that anyone arrested with hard drugs would definitely be prosecuted.

“At this point, permit me to express my sincere appreciation to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) for repositioning the Agency and bringing in a new zeal into the Personnel of the Agency to rededicate themselves to fighting the scourge of illicit drug abuse and trafficking,” he added.

Ali Aminu further stated, “Also, I want to use this opportunity to appreciate the Governor Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON (Kauran Bauchi) for his keen interest and immense logistics support rendered to the State Command towards eradicating illicit drug abuse and trafficking.”

He also thanked Sister Agencies who assisted in apprehending drug dealers. He further enjoined them to always liaise with Agency in curbing the drug menace.