About 150 suspected drug dealers have been arrested between January and June 2020 by officials of the Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Reports says out of these drug dealers, 12 of them are females.
The State Commander of NDLEA, Haruna Gagara, stated this while briefing journalists in Akure to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking with the theme: “Better Knowledge For Better Care.”.
According to him, he said 65 bags of cannabis sativa were seized on Friday at Agunla area of Ogbese in Akure North Local Government, thereby blamed the high rate of rape in the country as a result of drug abuse.
A total of 7, 702.114kg hard drugs, comprising 7, 653.445kg of cannabis sativa, 48.669kg of psychotropic substances and 0.06grams of cocaine were seized in the period under review.
He highlighted some challenges saying, government forest reserves were being used for the cultivation of cannabis sativa and thereby making it difficult for the agency to track them.
He stressed further that inadequate vehicles and insufficient funds are one of the challenges faced in the agency
He however call for more enlightenment programmes to discourage youths from indulging in illicit drug consumption and trafficking.
He urged stakeholders to take necessary steps to counter the rising drug problems in the country.
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