Drug War: NDLEA investigates N30bn slush fund

By Ogaga Ariemu

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said it is investigating a N30 billion slush fund believed to be proceed of drugs in Nigeria.

The disclosure was made on Monday by the Chairman and Chief Executive of the agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa, who justified ongoing operations by the anti-narcotics agency to identify and seize funds and assets linked to drug barons and traffickers.

Gen. Marwa spoke at the presentation of commendation letters to 45 outstanding officers and men as well as best performing commands award for the months of March and April, 2021.

He explained that the vigour with which the Agency is targeting drug cartels has led to the seizure of drugs and cash worth over N90billion in four months adding that there is need to deny criminal elements all benefits of their proceeds of crime in addition to sending them to jail.

He noted that for the kind of work that officers and men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, do, motivation is the catalyst to their productivity and loyalty to duty.

“That is why we have strenghened our Directorate of Assets and Financial Investigations to go after all assets or funds linked to drug trafficking which had led to interim and final forfeiture orders on assets and funds worth billions of naira linked to drug traffickers and barons. Of significant interest is our current investigation of a N30 billion slush fund believed to be proceeds of drugs,” he said