The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kebbi State has said it arrested 89 suspected drug dealers and seized 2, 800 tonnes of illicit drugs and psychotropic substances within six months. Speaking with newsmen in Bernin Kebbi on Thursday, the state commander, Peter Onche-Odaudu, said the suspects were arrested between January and July 7. He said, “The command counter-narcotic efforts in 2021 are to police Kebbi and checking the menace of drug abuse and illicit trafficking, to reduce same to the barest minimum and strengthen security in the state. “From January to July 7, 89 suspects are arrested; of the lot, 87 are males while only two are females. “Also, a whopping 2.800 tonnes of drugs are seized and taken out of circulation; and some of these had been transferred to us by the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) and Nigeria Police in the state. “Cannabis sativa constituted 2,594.6016 kilogrammes, psychotropic substances which include tramadol tablets, diazepam, cough syrup with cocaine, account for the remaining 232.2947 kilogrammes.”