NDLEA Delta Seizes Drugs Worth Over N3bn, Secures 226 Convictions in 2025
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Delta State Command, has intercepted illicit drugs valued at more than N3 billion within the last one year.
State Commander of the NDLEA, Halilu Hamidun, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing in Ogwashi -Uku while reviewing the Command’s activities from January to December 2025.
Hamidun said that despite logistics challenges, resistance from organised criminal networks, and the difficult terrain of drug-prone communities, operatives carried out “sustained, aggressive and intelligence-driven operations” across the state.
He revealed that a total of 2,265 kg of dry hard drugs were seized during the period under review.
These include: Cannabis Sativa: 1,750 kg Cannabis Sativa seeds: 310.6 kg Cocaine: 224.65 kg Heroin: 32.3 kg Methamphetamine: 800.8 kg Tramadol: 311.9 kg Swinol/Rohypnol: 9.04 kg Diazepam: 20.01 kg Exol: 166 kg Molly: 2.1 kg Hypnox: 6.1 kg Cocodamol: 13 kg
Additionally, 714.4 litres of liquid narcotics were confiscated, including 657.5 litres of codeine, as well as quantities of cannabis-gin mixtures, pentazocine and injectable diazepam.
On legal outcomes, the commander announced that between January and December 12, 2025, the command secured 226 convictions at the Federal High Courts in Asaba and Warri, while 189 cases are still pending. He described the year’s legal engagements as “intense,” noting that prosecutors handled a record number of cartel-linked cases.
Hamidun further disclosed that NDLEA operatives destroyed 10.2 hectares of cannabis farms at Emu-Obiogo and 50 hectares at Innam-Abbi, both in Ndokwa West Local Government Area.
On the demand-reduction front, he said the agency’s Drug Demand Reduction Unit counselled 704 drug-dependent persons—480 men and 224 women—within the year, while 14 individuals were admitted for full rehabilitation.
The commander reaffirmed the agency’s resolve to “sustain its offensive” against drug cultivation, abuse, and trafficking, while urging deeper collaboration among communities, local governments, and security agencies to break the cycle of narcotics use in Delta State.
