Drug Abuse: Kano Task Force Arrests 380 Suspects

To combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking, the Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has arrested over 380 suspects and recovered assorted illicit substances during its operations.
The substances recovered, the task force said, include cannabis sativa, Exol-5, diazepam, pentazocine injection, a designer drug containing methamphetamine, tramadol, ‘suck and die’, rubber solution 9local name) and pregabalin capsules.
The task force chairman, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, disclosed this when he briefed the media on the agency’s activities yesterday. Rimingado also revealed that the task force had secured over 230 convictions of the number of suspects arre...