The African Council on Narcotics, ACON, has for the umpteenth time called for the establishment of a specialized agency that can cater to the growing number of drug addicts in the country.
The group has also commended nigeria’s apex illicit drug interdiction body, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for its unrelenting efforts in the war against narcotics and psychotropic substances.
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ACON President, Rekpene Bassey in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, noted with deep delight the recent operation by the agency in what appeared to be the biggest single cocaine seizure in the history of the NDLEA on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
Recall that the NDLEA, after cordoning off, successfully raided a major warehouse in a secluded estate in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State where 1.8 tons, or about 1855 kilograms, of the drug were impounded, whose street value is estimated at $278,250,000, or the equivalent of N149.7 billion.
Expressing delight in the successes of the Gen. Buba Marwa-led agency, Bassey said, “The only other time that the agency made such a huge seizure was on December 23, 1993, when one Joe Brown Akubueze was arrested for importing 258 kilograms of heroin in 649 packs from Bangkok, neatly wrapped in transparent polythene and embossed with the figure 666, whose street value was estimated at N44 billion through the Apapa Wharf in Lagos.
“Needless to say, last Sunday’s operation was well coordinated following a string of undercover investigations and actionable intelligence. Consequently, several drug barons have been apprehended in the operation. Some of those apprehended include Kevin Smith, a Jamaican citizen, along with his Nigerian collaborators.