The national drug law enforcement agency, fct command has said it intercepted about 3,091.032 kilogrammes of suspected illicit drugs with a monetary value of over n56.9 million between january till date.
FCT commandant of the agency kabir tsakuwa stated that 343 drug suspects were arrested with illicit drugs including cannabis sativa, cocaine,heroin, tramadol, rohypnol, diazepam, ecstasy, and megadon.
Tsakuwa also said that within the period under review, 188 drug offenders were prosecuted while 126 had been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms.
He added that the agency, in collaboration with other security agencies will participate in a joint operation within the fct to dislodge shanties and hot spots in the fct.