The Kogi State Command, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has recovered illicit drugs worth over N3 billion naira in the State. The Kogi State
The NDLEA Commander in Kogi, Mr Alfred Adewumi, disclosed this at a press conference at the command s headquarters in Lokoja.
Adewumi also said that the command discovered a cumulative of 26 hectares of cultivated cannabis sativa plantation in the state estimated to weigh 302, 390. 400kg.
He said that the street value of the cultivated plantation was over N3 billion and this confirmed the status of Kogi state as a major cannabis sativa cultivating state like Ondo and Edo states.
Adewumi said that the total weight of illicit drugs recovered within the period from January 1 to December 31, 2020, was therefore 313,368.759 kg.
The commander noted that even though the operations and activities of NDLEA had been very challenging especially within the period under review due to COVID-19 pandemic, the agency had made some tremendous achievements.