Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- In a sweeping offensive that sent shockwaves through notorious hotspots, the Kano Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rounded up 17 suspects and confiscated a cache of illicit substances under its special enforcement drive, "Operation Ramadan Mubarak."

The State Commander, Mr. Dahiru Yahaya-Lawal, made this known in a statement released in Kano by the Command's Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari.

The operation, he explained, was designed to cleanse the state of narcotics during the sacred month, ensuring that Ramadan is observed in peace rather than polluted by crime.

"Our operatives carried out intelligence-driven raids at strategic locations across Kano, inclu...