Female engages more in drugs, substance abuse in Rivers State – NDLEA Boss

By Abirhire Thomas,

Commander of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Rivers State, Rachael Shelling has revealed that there is now more females engaging in drugs and substance abuse in Rivers State than the male counterparts.

NDLEA has also observed that hard drugs like cocaine and heroin are consumed more in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State than any other type of hard drugs

Commander of NDLEA in the State disclosed these on the occasion of the 2019 International Day against Drugs Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Shelling noted that the command has made a seizure of over 4000 kilograms of hard drugs in the last one year.

“Unlike those days when drug abuse is common among men, these days we have more females.

“Another concern is that during our operations we expected to impound and retrieve Cannabis, “Indian hemp or Marijuana” as it’s popularly called, but we are shocked to discover that cocaine, heroin and tramadol are more rampant in Rivers State.

“These drugs are expensive and widely used. We don’t know why it is so,” Shelling said.

The theme for the 2019 International Day Against Drugs Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is, ‘Health for Justice, Justice for Health’ – underlining the importance of a holistic approach involving health, human rights, criminal justice and social service institutions,” in the fight against drugs and substance abuse.