NDLEA arrests 116 drug offenders in one year in Enugu
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The Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Enugu State, Mr Abdul Abdullahi says the command arrested 116 drug dealers and users between January 2020 and February 2021.
Abdullahi said this on Tuesday in Enugu during a sensitisation programme and town hall meeting on ‘Preventing Drug Challenges in Enugu State: The Need to Mobilise Stakeholders for Collective Action’.
The commander said that the suspects were made up of 112 males and four females.
He mentioned the substances that were seized from the suspects to include 2.5 tons of cannabis sativa, 76.5 grammes of cocaine and 3.44 grammes of heroine.
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KOCHI: While 94 cases of rape were reported in 2019, only 48 were registered in 2020. According to reports by the police, reported instances of crimes against women saw a drastic decrease throughout last year. Molestation, kidnapping and eve-teasing cases also saw a decline. Experts claim that the Covid-19 - induced lockdown and restrictions were a main reason for this trend.
According to Nagaraju Chakilam, Kochi City police chief, eve-teasing, molestation and rape cases reduced as people stayed at their homes. “Fewer people came out in public due to the regulations. Policemen were deployed in public places, reducing the opportunity for crimes to take place,” he said. However, he said that domestic abuse cases were on the rise last year.
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Thailand’s counter-narcotics police chief on Tuesday confirmed the arrest in Thai territory of a suspected senior leader with a triad that, according to law enforcement sources, dominates a multi-billion-dollar illicit drugs trade in the Asia-Pacific region.
The suspect, Hong Kong s Lee Chung Chak, was arrested in October but is trying to block his extradition to Australia through an appeal in the courts, Lt. Gen. Montri Yimyaem, commander of the Thai police’s Narcotics Suppression Bureau, told BenarNews.
“The AFP sought our cooperation to extradite him to Australia based on an extradition treaty. We arrested him according to a Thai court order,” Montri said, referring to the Australian Federal Police.