The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, has intercepted 53,520.80kg of assorted illicit drugs, valued at over N777 million, within the first half of 2025.
Mitchell Ofoyeju, the NDLEA Commander in Edo, disclosed this on Monday in Benin at a media briefing to mark the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Commander of Narcotics, Ofoyeju, disclosed that operatives of the command recently arrested 28-year-old Esther Abumere, a 300-level student of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, for possession of illicit drugs.
