The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Said it seized narcotics and destroyed cannabis farms worth N542Bn in 2014 . The Chairman And Cheif Executive of the agency , who gave the figure on Friday in Abuja at the celebration of the international day again drug abuse and illicit trafficking , added thst 12.304 persons were arrested and questioned in connection to hard drugs in the past 17 months.
Within the same periods , 2,800 person had been convicted in court for drug offenses , he explained , noting that 2,504 were convicted in 2014 while 783 were convicted between January and May , 2015. The NDLEA boss noted that the country had peaceful general elections earlier this year because his agency stopped enormous quality of hard drugs from entering the society .
He explained that if that amount of drugs had got into the system , the election would have been violent. Giade said "Thas huge amount is mind blowing and has the capacity to derail the most credible election. Such proceeds could be used to either subvert the wishes of the electorates or instigate upheavals . we Shall continue to incapacitate and dislodge drug cartels"
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