The Delta State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized a total of 2.446497 tonnes of illicit drugs worth an estimated N2 billion between July 2025 and September 2026 in the state. The state NDLEA commander, Hililu Hamidu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the command’s achievements within the period. According to him, the agency also secured 248 convictions during the period, while 223 cases are pending before the courts. “The drugs recovered across all our operations are worth an estimated N2 billion,” he said. He said the seized 2.446497 tonnes of solid drugs comprised 1.387751 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa, 81.023 kilogrammes of cannabis seeds, 0.1511 kilogramme of cocaine, 0.0317 kilogramme of heroin, 0.8906 kilogramme of methamphetamine, 2.303 kilogrammes of Molly, 666.295 kilogrammes of tramadol, 16.113 kilogrammes of Swinol/Rohypnol, 52.940 kilogrammes of diazepam/bromazepam, 5,190.8 kilogrammes of Exol-5, 0.7395 kilogramme of Cocodamol and 47.560 kilogrammes of laughing gas, also known as nitrous oxide. He added that the command also recovered 1,304.630 litres of liquid drug exhibits, including 819.327 litres of codeine, 14.310 litres of pentazocine injection, 0.013 litres of diazepam injection, 0.403 litres of tramadol injection and 54.993 litres of a mixture of cannabis and dry gin. Hamidu noted that one of the major operations was the raid of a warehouse at Oko Market, Asaba, where illicit substances with an estimated street value of over N150 million were recovered.
According to him, the command also intercepted three trucks loaded with codeine and psychotropic substances, with estimated street values of N150 million and N100 million respectively.
He noted that during the period under review, the command counselled 693 drug-dependent persons, comprising 463 males and 230 females.
He assured that the command was working hard to stop drug traffickers from using Delta State as a route or a place to store, cultivate and distribute illicit drugs.
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