The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Abia State command has secured 61 convictions out of 81 court cases it filed in the state.
The state commandant, Leo Nnadim stated this while speaking with newsmen on the achivements the command had recorded this year in Umuahia, the capital.
Nnadim said the command within the period seized 743 kilogrammes of suspected hard drugs and arrested 453 persons over drug related offenses.
He further said the command had within the period recorded, 92 persons for counseling and rehabilitation, noting that 36 of them are in the command’s facility in Aba.
According to him, “We have deployed three approaches, which are enforcement, counseling, and sensitization in the fight against drug abuse.
”We have a facility in Aba where people affected by drug abuse are admitted for counseling and rehabilitation. The Umuaha facility will soon be completed.”
He described drug abuse as an ill wind that blows no one any good, and warned that anyone caught with drugs would be prosecuted in court.
While calling on the public, especially the youths, to stay away from drug abuse, he noted that its consequences include threat to health and bright future among others.
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