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Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:40 AM /by NBS/ Header Image Credit: NBS
Drug Seizure and Arrest Statistics 2019 revealed that 612,547.89kg
quantity of narcotic drug was seized in 2019
as against 163,684.44kg seized in 2018 which represents an increase of 274.22% while 9,479 suspects were arrested in 2019
as against 9,779 in 2018
which represents a decrease of -3.07%.
The North-Central geo-political zone recorded the highest number of
drug cases with 517,711.69
cases recorded while South-West
and South-South zones followed with 44,744.13 and 28,885.85
cases recorded respectively. The North-East
region recorded the least with 4,490.81 drug
cases in 2019.
A total of 397 counselling cases were reported in 2019 as against 730 in
2018 while 397
counselling were concluded in 2019
as against 440 in 2018.
9,418
suspects were prosecuted in 2019
as against 9,779 in 2018
while 1,120 were convicted in 2019 as against 1,220
in 2018.
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