NDLEA Arrests Suspected Supplier Of Marijuana To Insurgents, 20 Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 12, 2019
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA has arrested 21 suspected drug dealers in Taraba State.
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The suspects, including one personaccused of supplying drugs to Boko Haram insurgents, were paraded on Thursday atthe NDLEA office in Jalingo, the state capital.
The state commander of the agency,Suleiman Jadi, disclosed that officials seized about 299.6 kilograms of drugswithin four months of operation.
The NDLEA state commander saidMohammed Ibrahim – the suspect said to be a major supplier of drugs to BokoHaram – was nabbed with 153 compressed blocks of Cannabis Sativa, also known asMarijuana.
He stressed that unemployment andpeer group influence were the major reasons why youth indulge in drug abuse.
Jadi, who noted that they were facedwith various challenges as a unit, said nine of the suspects have been chargedto court.