Over seven hundred kilograms of illicit drugs were seized in Katsina State by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

The agency also arrested at least four hundred and forty-six suspects in connection to the crime the State.

According to the agency, among those who were nabbed were ninety-two students of higher institutions of learning in the state, comprising seventy-two males and twenty-two females.

It also arrested a young man who is allegedly involved in ammunition trafficking.

During a news briefing at the command headquarters in Katsina, the State Commander, Sule Momoudu, noted that out of the command’s two hundred targeted raid operations, only ninety were successful due to vehicular challenges.

In the area of prosecution, he said the command secured 54 convictions last year adding that within the year under review, report shows that both the young and the old, the rich and the poor across the two genders are into drugs in Katsina State hence nobody is left out.

According to him, the level of drug abuse and trafficking in the state is an issue of serious concern, but the NDLEA commander assured residents of his readiness to curb the menace.

“We are doing all we can to sanitize the environment. I want to thank the state government for tremendous support and assistance including various sister agencies,” Momoudu said.

The highlight of the briefing was the showcasing of kola nut bags concealed with various forms of drugs such as Dizapam and Exol 10 tables.