Crimes

NDLEA seizes 203,879 tramadol tablets in Abia, Kaduna

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized 203, 879 tablets of various pharmaceutical opioids and illicit substances in raids across Abia, Kaduna, Yobe, and Kogi states.

The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, made this known via a statement issued and made available to The Star on Sunday.

Babafemi noted that three trucks loaded with drugs coming from Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State were intercepted in Aba, Abia State.

He stated: “When properly searched in the presence of the owners on Wednesday 11th May, 67,100 tablets/capsules of tramadol and 12,650 ampules of pentazocine, morphine, and dopamine were recovered.

“On the same day, NDLEA operatives in Kaduna arrested a notorious drug dealer, Shehu Kabiru a.k.a Dan-Zaira, wanted by the Kastina command of the agency for jumping bail.

“Recovered from him include 45,000 tablets of Diazepam weighing 41.5kg, 50,000 tablets of Exol weighing 15.6kg, 1,500 tablets of Rohypnol weighing 700 grams, and 300 bottles of codeine weighing 41.5kg.”

The NDLEA spokesman added that no fewer than 7,029 tablets of tramadol, D5, and Exol as well as 1.5kg cannabis were recovered from a drug dealer, Ibrahim Yakubu, when his hideout was raided in Unguru, Yobe state, on Sunday, May 8.

He stated that one Chekiri Richard Obomanu was arrested at the Eleme area of Rivers State on Wednesday, May 11 with 207.2kg cannabis.

Babafemi noted that about 19,600 tablets of tramadol coming from Onitsha, Anambra State to Abuja were intercepted and recovered along Okene/Abuja highway on Wednesday, May 11 by NDLEA operatives in Kogi State.

Speaking on the arrests and seizures, the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the anti-drug officers, urging them and their compatriots across all commands not to rest on their oars but should continue to aspire to beat previous records.

The Star