Section 3 NDLEA Act

Section 3 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Functions of the Agency. It provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this Act and in addition to any other functions expressly conferred on it by other provisions of this Act, the Agency shall have responsibility for-

(a) the enforcement and the due administration of the provisions of this Act;

(b) the coordination of all drug laws and enforcement functions conferred on any person or authority, including Ministers in the Government of the Federation,
by any such laws;

(c) adoption of measures to identify, trace, freeze, confiscate or seize proceeds
derived from drug-related offences or property whose value corresponds to
such proceeds;

(d) adoption of measures to eradicate illicit cultivation of narcotic plants and to eliminate illicit demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with a
view to reducing human suffering and eliminating financial incentives for illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;

(e) taking such measures which might require the taking of reasonable precautions to prevent the use of ordinary means of transport for illicit traffic in narcotic drugs including making special arrangements with transport owners;

(f) adoption of measures which shall include coordinated preventive and repressive action, introduction and maintenance of investigative and control techniques;

(g) adoption of measures to increase the effectiveness of eradication efforts;

(h) the facilitation of rapid exchange of scientific and technical information and the conduct of research geared towards eradication of illicit use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;

(i) taking measures for the early destruction or disposal of the narcotic drugs and
psychotropic substances which have been seized, confiscated or forfeited;

(j) facilitation or encouragement of the presence or availability of persons, including persons in custody who consent to assist in investigations or participate in proceedings relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;

(k) enhancing the effectiveness of law enforcement to suppress illicit traffic in
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;

(l) establishing, maintaining and securing communication to facilitate the rapid
exchange of information concerning offences and improving international cooperation in the suppression of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substance by road, sea and air;

(m) reinforcing and supplementing the measures provided in the Convention on
Narcotic Drugs 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol, the 1971 Convention
on Psychotropic Substances and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1989 as adopted by the
Nigerian domestic law, in order to counter the magnitude and extent of illicit
traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and its grave consequences;