The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kwara State Command, has arrested no fewer than 985 suspected drug traffickers and users in the State, while operatives seized over 5.7 tonnes of illicit substances and secured the conviction of 68 offenders within the last one year.
The State Commandant of the NDLEA, Fatima Popoola, disclosed this on Wednesday in Ilorin during activities marking the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking themed ‘The World Drug Problem: Persisting Issues, New Challenges, Innovative Responses’.
Popoola said the seizures, made between June 2025 and June 2026, prevented large quantities of dangerous substances from finding their way into communities across the state.
She revealed that a significant proportion of the arrests and seizures were made along the Ogbomosho-Jebba corridor, describing Kwara as one of Nigeria’s major transit routes for drug trafficking due to its strategic location between the northern and southern parts of
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