Kano crackdown: Anti-drug agents swoop on notorious locations, apprehend 73 suspects, confiscate 'suck and die' and other illicit substances

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested 73 suspects and recovered various illicit drugs during a one-day intelligence-led operation across the state.

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This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Thursday in Kano.

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Muhammad-Maigatari quoted the State Commander, Dahiru Yahaya-Lawal, as saying the arrests were made during a one-day operation conducted on June 10 under the ongoing “Operation Sharar Mafaka.”

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Yahaya-Lawal said the operation was part of the Command’s sustained efforts to identify, dislodge, and dismantle notorious drug joints across the state.

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“Operatives raided the notorious Filin Mahaha drug den, the Sani Abacha Youth Centre, and locations in the Sheka area,” he said.

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According to him, the operation followed credible intelligence on criminal activities and drug abuse patterns in the affected areas.

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He said the Command recovered illicit substances including cannabis sativa, diazepam, pregabalin, Exol-5, and a substance locally known as “suck and die,” along with other paraphernalia linked to drug distribution and use.

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The Commander added that the sustained use of the “dislodge-and-occupy” tactic was aimed at disrupting criminal activities and denying drug traffickers safe havens.

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He reiterated the agency’s commitment to combating drug trafficking and abuse in the state.

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“We will continue to dislodge and occupy these drug joints in line with the directive of our Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), until there is no safe place left for illicit drug activities.

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“This operation demonstrates our commitment to safeguarding communities and disrupting the networks that fuel substance abuse and crime,” Yahaya-Lawal said.

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He called on members of the public to continue providing timely and actionable information to support the agency’s ongoing crackdown on illicit drug activities across the state.

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(NAN)

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