Ndlea Convicts Eight Drug Offenders In Anambra.

NDLEA Convicts Eight Drug Offenders In Anambra.



By Okey Maduforo

Correspondent, Awka

A total of eight persons, have been convicted for the illegal peddling of hard drugs in Anambra State between January and May this year by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The agency has also made seizures of narcotics totalling 246.9kg and 29 pinches of powdery substances within the period.

A break down of the hard drugs seized shows that Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) accounted for 264.9kg, Heroin 17 pinches, while cocaine accounted for nine pinches.

Commander of the Agency in Onitsha, Mr. Joseph Uzoaru, while disclosing this in a statement, also announced that the move was part of its effort towards drug demand reduction, adding that it was in the same bid that 24 clients where referred to the command for counselling, while 15 others had been successfully counselled and rehabilitated.

"They have since rejoined their families while nine others are still undergoing counselling and rehabilitation. The command is presently organising an awareness seminar on controlled drugs for patent medicine dealers in the state. This seminar is aimed at educating both the public and patent medicine dealers on what type of drugs they should dispense over the counter," he said.

The NDLEA boss disclosed that the agency made its biggest seizure this year with the arrest of one Ikechukwu Ejimofor with 108.2 kilogram’s of Indian hemp on Friday 18th May, adding that the arrest was made at the Osse Market area in Onitsha, when the agency operatives broke into a warehouse and discovered the drugs.

He explained that the suspect was already helping the agency in its investigation.