No fewer than 10 suspected drug dealers operating in different parts of Kano State have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in July alone.
This was made known on Wednesday by the NDLEA Public Relations Officer, Mr Sadiq Maigatari, who identified the suspects as Abubakar Yunusa 33, James Temitope 42, Sani Muhammad 23, Aminu Sani 23 and Emeka Williams 31.
He said the other suspects include Inusa Alhassan, 31, Muhammad Abubakar 35, Hussaini Hamza 45, Sani Dahiru 30 and Muhammad Ibrahim 30.
According to the PRO, the suspects were arrested with weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa while others were arrested with 2,000 ampules of pentazocine injection as well as 48 bottles of codeine syrup weighing 4.8 kg.
He said the operations that led to the interception of the illicit drugs and arrest of the suspected dealers had significantly curbed the distribution of the substances in the state and removed substantial quantities from circulation.
“The potential harm that this quantity of illicit substances could have caused is inestimable.
“This will undoubtedly disrupt drug markets, and protect the community from potential harm caused by the illicit substances,” he said.
Maitagari called on members of the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities to NDLEA toward ensuring a drug-free Kano for future generations.
In another news, an unregistered vehicle on Tuesday crushed three persons to death along the Ogijo-Mosimi road in Ogun State.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the truck hit the tricycle, but refused to stop.
FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe, stated that the crash occurred at about 10:25 pm, involving six persons.
“A total of 06 persons were involved which comprised four male adults, one female adult and one female child.
“Three persons were injured (two male adults and one female adult). A total of three persons were recorded dead from the crash (two male adults and one female child),” Okpe explained.
She stated that the truck with no registration number rammed into a tricycle marked LSD175QM, saying it was a case of hit and run, as confirmed by one of the victims.
The injured victims, he said, were taken to Dasochris Hospital, Gbaga, for medical attention while the families of the deceased took the dead bodies.
“The Sector Commander FRSC Ogun Sector Command, CC Anthony Uga is pained over the recklessness of some motorists not considering other road users and he emphasised on the need to use common sense speed limit to avoid RTC,” she said.