Section 8 NDLEA Act

Section 8 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Special duties of the units. It provides as follows:

(1) The general and assets investigation unit shall be charged with responsibility
for-
(a) prevention and detection of offences in violation of the provisions of this Act;

(b) working in collaboration with the Nigerian Customs Services in monitoring the
movement of goods and persons in any customs area, custom stations, customs ports or customs airports and searching cargoes and incoming and outgoing
vessels, including pleasure craft, and fishing vessels, as well as aircraft and vehicles and, when appropriate, searching crew members, passengers and their
baggages;

(c) detecting consignments suspected of containing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances coming into or out of a customs area, customs station, customs port or customs airport;

(d) maintaining surveillance in harbour and dock areas and at airports and border control points;

(e) investigating assets and properties of persons arrested for committing any offence under this Act;

(f) identifying and tracing proceeds involved in any offence under this Act and
effecting forfeiture of such proceeds; and
(g) dealing with matters connected with extradition and mutual assistance in
criminal matters.

(2) The prosecution unit shall be charged with responsibility for-
(a) prosecuting offenders under this Act;
(b) supporting the general and assets investigating unit by providing the unit with legal advice and assistance whenever it is required;

(c) conducting such proceedings as may be necessary towards the recovery of any
assets or property forfeited under this Act;
(d) performing such other legal duties as the Agency may refer to it from time to time.

(3) The counselling unit shall, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health,
have responsibility for-
(a) campaigns, seminars and workshops aimed at educating the public on the danger of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, thereby stimulating interest in and awareness about drug-related problems;

(b) after-care rehabilitation, social reintegration and education of addicts;
(c) the promotion of the welfare of convicts.

(4) There shall be appointed for each of the units a principal officer who shall be known by such designation as the Agency may determine.

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