Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company Ebonyi state command in a bid to raid the state of illicit medicine and it’s unfavorable results, has intercepted a complete of 134.483kg of illicit medicine throughout the final quarter of 2025 in numerous components of the state.
The State Commander Jude Ahamefula made this identified in Abakaliki the state capital on Friday and added that the command arrested a complete of 157 medicine sellers comprising 34 females and 123 males between ages of 14 to 84 years within the state.
Among the intercepted and seized illicit medicine are Hashish 106.978kg, methamphetamine 0.0589kg,heroin 0.0046kg, tramadol 100mg 1.407kg, tramadol 225mg 0.066kg, diazepam 700tabs 0.161kg, co-codamol 342tabs 0.231kg and Ergometrine inj 90amps 0.109kg
Different illicit medicine recovered throughout the final quarter of 2025 within the state are Pentazocine inj 90amps 0.243kg, phenobarbitone syrup 480ml 0.550kg, phenobarbitone tabs0.102kg, bromazepam 459tabs 0.268kg, flunitrazepam 12 tabs 0.0053kg and monkey tail 243kg.
Based on Ahamefula, the command throughout the interval underneath overview, additionally secured convictions of six males between the age vary of twenty-two to 55 years and rehabilitated /discharged 4 purchasers.
He known as for donation of automobiles from authorities, philanthropists, cooperate our bodies amongst others to the command to ensure common patrol of surveillance groups throughout the nook and crannies of the state.
“For the interval underneath overview,a complete of 44 suspects had been referred to the counselling unit throughout the age brackets of 19 to 65 years and so they had been duly counselled.
“The Command carried out eleven sensitisation campaigns which minimize throughout colleges, non secular organizations,and communities throughout the state as a part of it’s struggle in opposition to drug abuse actions,” the State Commander defined.