Edo: NDLEA nabs 49 suspects, seizes 2,596.29kg of illicit drugs in July
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Key context: <img width="1280" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NDLEA-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NDLEA-1.jpg 1280w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NDLEA-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NDLEA-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /><p>No fewer than 49 suspected drug traffickers were arrested by the Edo State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in July 2026. NDLEA Commandant in Edo State, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin City during the decoration of 73 operatives promoted to new ranks. Ofoyeju said the arrested suspects include 29 […]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/30/edo-ndlea-nabs-49-suspects-seizes-2596-29kg-of-illicit-drugs-in-july/">Edo: NDLEA nabs 49 suspects, seizes 2,596.29kg of illicit drugs in July</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
No fewer than 49 suspected drug traffickers were arrested by the Edo State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in July 2026. NDLEA Commandant in Edo State, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin City during the decoration of 73 operatives promoted to new ranks. Ofoyeju said the arrested suspects include 29 […] Edo: NDLEA nabs 49 suspects, seizes 2,596.29kg of illicit drugs in July
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