The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 2,883 suspected drug traffickers between January and May.
The agency’s operational results obtained by Security Alert with Jide showed that the figure comprised 2,780 males and 103 females.
The document said 77,796.12kg of narcotic drugs were seized from drug traffickers.
It stated that Indian hemp formed the bulk of the exhibits with 77,267.04kg, psychotropic substances 419.59kg, cocaine 82.281kg and heroin 27.21kg.
Between January and May 674 drug offenders were convicted and 43.42 hectares of Indian hemp plantations destroyed, the document said.
It said 81 traffickers, comprising 68 males and 13 females, were arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport during the period, bringing it to an average of four arrests weekly.
The document said 192.159kg of illicit drugs comprising 82.281kg of cocaine, 64.110kg of psychotropic substances, 27.208kg of heroin and 18.550kg of Indian hemp were seized at the airport during the period.
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