NDLEA seizes 700 kg illicit drugs, convicts traffickers in Imo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Imo State Command has confiscated about 700 kilograms of illicit drugs and arrested 60 suspected drug traffickers between January and June 2021.
Some of the intercepted substances are cannabis Sativa, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and tramadol.
The state commander of the agency, Mr Nse Inam during a press conference in Owerri Saturday, said 4,784 kilograms of cannabis Sativa was transferred to the command by the Federal Government special border task force.
He added that about eight people have so far been convicted and are serving various jail terms.
Inam stated that the command will leave no stone unturned in tackling the menace of illicit drugs in the state.
