The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT Command says it has arrested 205 suspects and seized 3.5kg of hard drugs in the last 7months.
The suspects include 180 males and 85 females.
The Sector Commander,Mr.Lawan Hamish disclosed this in Abuja on Monday,he listed the drugs seized to include ACannabis sativa, Cocaine, Tramadol, Exol, Rophynol and Diazepam in a coordinated operation across the Territory.
Hamish who condemned the increasingly abuse of illicit drugs said drugs that ordinarily suppose to be medicinal, are now being abused.
Hamisu said that total conviction from January to July were 75, adding that June had the highest conviction of 37 out of the 75.
According to him, we referred about 80 out of the number arrested for counselling, while 10 persons walked themselves to the office to submit themselves to the agency.
“These 10 really wanted an intervention and we are glad to say that some are with us for three months and six months respectively. They have been discharged because they are working class and they have to return back to their work.
“At the moment, we are on the follow up and aftercare monitoring and services. I will say that is how far we have gone with the rehabilitation process in FCT,’’ he said.
Hamisu said that the number of female arrested within the 7 months could be a bit small but it was disturbing, adding that the frightening thing lately was the demography of drug abuse and trafficking.
According to him, the demography changes shape because you have the involvement of students, commercial sex workers, and you equally have even housewives.
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The NDLEA commander said that the agency would continue to carry out its duties in line with global best practices to ensure that the territory was free of drug related issues.
He advised parents to pay closer attention to their wards and children to see what they were doing at home, who their close friends are especially now that they are at home.
