The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrests 68 suspected drug traffickers and recovers more than 7,500kg of narcotics in Edo State. NDLEA’s Edo commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, makes the disclosure in Benin as part of the agency’s operational update for August 2026.
Both outlets report that the figures are presented as part of NDLEA’s August scorecard and that the seizures involve “hard drugs” and other narcotic substances, with the recovery amount described as over 7,531kg by one outlet and over 7,500kg by the other. The reports do not provide details on the specific drug types, the locations of the arrests, or whether any suspects have been prosecuted.
Premium Times and Daily Post Nigeria present the same core information—arrests, the commander’s role, the timeframe, and the approximate weight recovered—without differences in the main claims.
