In a bid to ensure that Katsina State is safe from drug abuse, officers and men of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA conducted days of sting operations on some black spots and criminal hideouts within the state capital where several suspected drug abusers, their collaborators and major suppliers were smoked out.
The exercise according to the State Commander, Sule Momodu, is to pass a message across that, it is no longer business as usual.
Meanwhile, In its quest to address growing concerns over drug abuse in Katsina State, the NDLEA, has attributed winning the war to effective, efficient and robust synergy with other sister law enforcement agencies.
Momodu who said this during his visits to some of the major law enforcement agencies says the Agency under his watch will continue to fight drug abuse to a standstill.
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Agencies visited include, the Department of State Services, Nigerian Immigration Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Correctional Service.
At the meetings, the Commander educated the different officers and men on the dangers of drug abuse, to themselves, as well as the effect it has on the economy, and security of the state and country at large, hence, the need for effective and efficient synergy.
The lectures also included, showing to the officers and men the different modes of concealment of drugs by traffickers to beat the law enforcement agents.
Both the Acting Customs Area Comptroller, Deputy Comptroller Dalha Wada and his Nigeria Correctional Services counterpart, Abdulmumin Haruna, pledged their support for the fight against drug abuse.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
