NDLEA Confiscates 300,000 Tramadol Pills From Pakistan, Nabs Suspects
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, intercepted a consignment of Canadian Loud, an imported strong synthetic strain of cannabis, packaged in 324 bags. The consignment intercepted in the Onikan area of Lagos Island had a gross weight of 111.2 kg.
The drug was intercepted while being conveyed for distribution in an unregistered Grand Caravan vehicle by a 42-year-old suspect, Taofeek Yusuf, who was thereafter, apprehended.
Taofeek’s arrest and seizure of the imported consignment was executed at the late hours of January 12, 2024, occasioned by liable information by respected members of the public.
Another suspected drug trafficker, Godwin ThankGod, was also arrested on January 11, by the Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos.
The Milan, Italy-bound Godwin was intercepted while attempting to board a Royal Air Maroc flight with quantities of codeine-based syrup and Rohypnol concealed in his luggage.
The suspect, a consistent port user was arrested during a search of his luggage at the Departure Gate of Terminal 2 of the airport. The search led to the discovery of five cartons consisting of 50 bottles of codeine syrup and 300 tablets of Rohypnol.
In the same development, NDLEA operatives at the SAHCO import shed of the import recovered 30,000 packs of tramadol 225mg consisting of 300,000 pills.
The consignment from Karachi, Pakistan on KLM Royal Dutch Airline, with airway bill number 074-62674964, was taken into custody after a joint examination with other security agencies at the airport.
Meanwhile, various quantities of tramadol and cannabis sativa concealed in soles of sneakers going to Oman as well as another consignment of tramadol and Rohypnol hidden in spices heading to the United Kingdom were intercepted at two courier firms in Lagos by NDLEA operatives of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation, DOGI, on January 11.
Also, operatives of NDLEA in Oyo State on Thursday raided a clandestine Skuchies factory operated by Oyadeji Dimeji, 28, in the Moniya area of Ibadan where 76.6kg of cannabis sativa, 134 grams of tramadol, 93 grams of Rophynol and 50 litres of already produced Skuchies, a liquid mixture containing various types of psychoactive substances, were recovered.
In Ondo State, four suspects – David Iyoragie, Adams Idowu, Ibrahim Audu Abdullahi and Ayomide Henry Ayuba, were arrested at De–Rock View Hotel, Gadson Junction off Ado-Ekiti Road, Igoba, Akure North Local Government Area on Friday with 524.5kg cannabis.
Aniekeme Eyibio, was also arrested at Ala Forest in the Akure North Local Government Area, where 293.5kg of the same psychoactive substance and a Dane gu!n were recovered from the suspect.
A 67-year-old Franklin Eze was arrested at Otuo, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo state on Thursday with 454 blocks of cannabis weighing 311kg loaded in his Lexus salon car marked EBM 812 AA. Also, one Abdullahi Shuaibu was arrested Tuesday at Ayangba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State with 43 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 22kg and three pinches of methamphetamine.
Also, in Katsina State, a 24-year-old suspect, Danladi Adamu was arrested on Wednesday with 25.5kg cannabis sativa during a buy and bust operation at Kurmi Primary School in Malumfashi metropolis, while operatives in Gombe State arrested one Sulaiman Mohammed, at Lapandimtai, Kaltungo, with 47 blocks of same substance weighing 30kg concealed in two sacks of groundnut.
