The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has destroyed 73,463.21 kilogrammes of illicit drugs worth N2.8 billion in Edo State.
DAILY POST reports that the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances were destroyed on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Idogbo in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state.
The substances were destroyed by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa, a representative of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, heads of various security agencies in the state, among others.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, Commander of the Edo State Command of the anti-drug agency, said the public destruction of the illicit drugs followed an order of the Federal High Court, Benin City.
Ofoyeju gave the breakdown of the destroyed exhibits, with an estimated street value of N2.8 billion, to include 73,210.23 kilogrammes of Cannabis sativa and 246.36 kilogrammes of psychotropic substances, including Tramadol (141.81kg), Diazepam (8.4258kg), and Codeine cough syrup (61.7652kg).
Others were 2.662 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, 3.7441 kilogrammes of cocaine, and 0.2168 kilogrammes of heroin.
He said that during operations leading to the seizures, the command intercepted cars and articulated trucks laden with drugs.
“We have identified and destroyed cannabis farms as well as illicit drug warehouses. We have apprehended both the young and the old, male and female, and have even recovered drugs hidden in shrines. We have been attacked on the line of duty with firearms, but we are not deterred from executing our mandate.
“We may give our children the good things of life, such
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