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Nigeria to adopt new strategies in combating drug crimes: official

Xinhua, May 11, 2017 Adjust font size:

Nigeria's anti-drug agency is to embrace new strategies and innovative ideas in combating drug crimes, a top official said Thursday.

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Muhammad Abdallah, disclosed this at a forum for top Commanders of the agency in northern city of Jos.

The forum, with the theme "Developing NDLEA Strategies for Effective Implementation of Government Drug Law Policy," is expected to address burning issues confronting the agency.

Abdallah stressed the need for commanders and officers of the agency to be proactive, saying they could not afford to be static.

He described drug barons and peddlers as "dynamic creatures" as exemplified by the way they conceal drugs.

He said the conference would look into how the agency could be proactive in its operational and administrative approach to drug control.

The West African nation is a transit country for heroin and cocaine destined for Europe, and to a lesser degree, the United States.

The NDLEA frequently arrests drug couriers at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, the country's economic hub. Traffickers are increasingly exploiting the country's seaports and land borders to avoid the risk of detection traveling through MMIA. Endit