The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended officers of the agency for the successful trial of drug-offenders.
Marwa charged the officers to stay committed to proper prosecution of all pending cases in court, adding that conviction and sentencing without the option of fine is a stern deterrence to offenders and anyone anticipating criminal activities.
The successful prosecution and conviction of Lorenzo is one of the One Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Five (1,445) drug cases concluded at the Federal High Court across the country between January and June 2023 by the Directorate of Prosecution and Legal Services of NDLEA with the trial of a total of 11,166 other drug suspects ongoing in court.
There were 221 females and 1,541 males from the 1,445 convicts. Of the 11,166 pending cases, 10,626 of them are men while 540 are women.
In total, the 1,445 convicts and 11,166 suspects were arrested and charged to court over the seizure of 555,953.70 kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, tramadol and others linked to them between January and June 2023.