{
  "id": 5573314,
  "title": "NDLEA arrests 68 drug traffickers, seizes 7.5kg narcotics in Edo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ndlea-arrests-68-drug-traffickers-seizes-7-5kg-narcotics-in-edo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T12:54:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/ndlea-arrests-68-drug-traffickers-seizes-7-5kg-narcotics-in-edo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended 68 suspected drug traffickers and seized 7,531.51 kilogrammes of narcotic drugs in August 2026. The agency also destroyed four cannabis farms covering a total of 2.573331 hectares, with an estimated yield of 6,433.33 kilogrammes of Cannabis sativa within the period. The […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Kano task force dismisses report of NDLEA plan to release seized drug bus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/kano-task-force-dismisses-report-of-ndlea-plan-to-release-seized-drug",
        "published": "2026-09-04T11:13:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}