The FCT Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 49 suspected drug peddlers and seized 30 kilogrammes of psychotropic substance and hard drugs in August.
“The operation called Operation Shara which means ‘to sweep’, which aimed at addressing drug sales and uses in the FCT, was a follow up of what we did in 2018. “60 NDLEA officers and 20 civil defence corps were assigned to specific locations in FCT and they conducted surveillance during the day and strike any suspected area of drug peddlers.”
Mr Adegbe said the effective and efficient response to drug problems required institutions of criminal justice, health and social services to work side by side in order to provide joint solutions. “If we have the manpower, we would not have introduced the NSCDC to join us in the operations. However, with the recruitment of 5,000 officers, it would help us to carry out our mandate.”
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