NDLEA arrests 1,860, seizes 5.4 tonnes of drugs in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested 1,860 suspects, including 92 female suspects between January and September 2026.

The state commander, CN D.Y. Lawal, disclosed this in a press release on Monday, adding that the Command seized 5,409.8 kilograms of illicit drugs during the period under review.

He said the seized substances include cannabis sativa, cocaine, methamphetamine and psychotropic substances.

He said the Command secured 89 convictions, filed 126 new cases, while 135 cases are pending before the Federal High Court.

Lawal said the Command also recorded about 1,700 counselling, treatment and rehabilitation interventions, and conducted 420 school and community sensitisation programmes within the period.

According to him, the Command carried out Operation Restore Order, which led to the dismantling of about 35 drug joints and arrest of over 300 suspects.

He added that Operation Sharar Mafaka uncovered underground tunnels and caves in Rimin Kebe area of Kano, used by drug dealers to conceal their illicit activities.

The commander thanked Gen Marwa, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, stakeholders, community members and the media for their support, and urged residents to provide timely and credible information to aid the fight against drug trafficking.

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