The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Gombe
Command, has arrested 43 drug suspects and removed from circulation, 463
kilograms of hard drugs in the last six months.
Mr Aliyu Adole, the state Commander, said this on Wednesday
in Gombe at a press briefing to commemorate the 2019 International Day Against
Drugs Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
“Within this period, we arrested 41 male and 2 female
suspects, and we removed from circulation, 321.80 kilogrammes of cannabis and
141.231 kilogrammes of psychotropic substances”, he said.
The commander said that five suspects were convicted and 17
others awaiting trial.
He said that this year’s theme for International Day Against
Drugs Abuse: ‘’Health for justice, Justice for health,” was a clarion call on
the people to start looking at drugs abuse as public health issue and start
treating it as a disease.
The NDLEA commander appealed to parents, guardians and
traditional rulers to bring drug addicts for rehabilitation.
Adole also urged community leaders to cooperate with the
NDLEA to help reduce the circulation of hard drugs in the state.
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