The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Osun Command, says it arrested 440 persons for illicit drug related offences and secured 43 convictions in 2025.

 

 

In its annual report, released on Saturday, the Osun NDLEA Command also said that 156 drug users were counselled while four were rehabilitated in the year under review.

 

A breakdown of the report shows that 368 males and 72 females were arrested for drug offences.

 

 

The report indicated that 71 out of the 368 arrested offenders were charged to court, out of which 43 of them were convicted

 

The report also stated that 13,143.295kg of cannabis sativa, 0.029kg of cocaine, 145.524kg of psychotropic substances, and 0.349kg of methaphetamine, were seized.

 

 

The Command disclosed that it also carried out 120 sensitisation and drug awareness programmes in the state.