NDLEA raises alarm over combination of illicit drugs

Days after revealing that the ban on Tramadol has reportedly given rise to the abuse of new psychoactive substances, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised an alarm over the growing combination of illicit drugs.

According to Abdullahi Abdul, the Lagos State Commander, NDLEA, during a news conference, the new illicit drug combination is a mixture of cannabis, tramadol and diazepam with innocuous looking soft drinks which is now being used by youths to get ‘high’.

Abdul revealed that the new illicit combination had been given various street names such as ‘Kpoka’, ‘skwooahies’, ‘nwanokike’ and ‘red wine’, among others.

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He said, “The command wishes to encourage members of the public to be vigilant of all such beverages as these cocktails are very lethal and have been known to cause psychosis or instant death.

“In view of the prevailing situation of drug abuse and trafficking in the state, the command has adopted preventive measures as an anchor to drug control prevention. In the execution of this, the Drug Demand Reduction Unit of the command carried out several drug enlightenment campaigns to primary, secondary and tertiary education institutions, sister security agencies and services.

“The command has also partnered the Director-General of the Department of Girl-Child Education, Government House, in carrying out sensitisation campaigns and lectures in the different local government areas of the state on the issue of cultism, teenage pregnancy and drug abuse. The unit has also successfully counselled 66 arrested persons between January to date,” he added.

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