NDLEA captures suspected cocaine trafficker heading to Niger Republic

The newly deployed State Commander, Mohammed Aminu-Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday during his maiden interactive session with journalists in Katsina.

Aminu-Abubakar disclosed that about 0.642 kilograms of substance suspected to be cocaine was intercepted from the suspect. The NDLEA commander, who assumed duty last Friday said that the suspect was arrested on October 2, by the operatives of the command along Kano-Kankia road.

According to him, the matter is still under investigation, and the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution immediately after the investigation. Aminu-Abubakar also assured that as the new state commander, “I will apply all the strategies provided by the law of the agency to fight drug traffickers and dealers.”