NDLEA arrests 95, seizes 350kg illicit drugs in Ebonyi.

The Ebonyi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Tuesday said it had arrested 95 drug suspects from January to date. 

The Commandant of the agency in the state, Mr Raph Igwenagu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abakaliki that it also seized 350 kilogrammes of illicit drugs during the period.

“The NDLEA in Ebonyi State, also during the year, counselled, rehabilitated and discharged 40 drug users while six drug dependent persons are still undergoing rehabilitation,” he said.

Igwenagu said 10 suspects were convicted while 30 cases were undergoing prosecution and 15 cases still under investigation.

According to him, the prevalence of illicit drug use among the youth is on the increase as a result of their being susceptible and more vulnerable than adults.

He urged parents and guardians, whose children and wards had become victims of drug abuse, to bring them to the agency for care, treatment and rehabilitation.