Kano reports 380 arrests and 230 convictions in drug-abuse cases
Kano authorities have arrested 380 suspects and secured 230 convictions in cases linked to drug abuse, Premium Times reported. The agency chairman also cited the conviction of two rubber-solution dealers over exposing about 43 underage street scavengers to intoxicating substances.
Authorities in Kano have arrested 380 suspects and secured 230 convictions in cases connected with drug abuse, Premium Times reported. The figures were disclosed by the chairman of the relevant agency, although the supplied report does not identify the agency or specify the period covered by the arrests and convictions. The chairman also said two dealers in rubber solution had been convicted.
They were found to have exposed about 43 underage children involved in street scavenging to intoxicating substances. The report did not provide the names of the convicted dealers, the charges brought against them, or the sentences imposed. It also did not give further details about the other cases included in the arrest and conviction figures.
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