The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo State says it arrested 68 suspected drug traffickers and seized 7,531.51kg of illicit drugs in August.
The NDLEA Commander in Edo, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Thursday, while presenting the command’s August operational scorecard to journalists in Benin.
Mr Ofoyeju said the command also destroyed four cannabis farms covering 2.57 hectares, with an estimated yield of 6,433.33kg of cannabis plants.
He said the arrests resulted from several intelligence-led operations conducted across the state.
According to him, the suspects comprised 34 males and 34 females, indicating that drug trafficking and substance abuse affected both sexes.
