NDLEA seizes N3.4bn drugs, intercepts 942 Zamfara-bound explosives

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 3,500,000 pills of opioids and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup worth N3,428,000,000 in Lagos State and Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.

The bulk of the seizures – two million pills of tafrodol 225mg and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup, was made on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, during a joint examination of a watch-listed container by NDLEA officers, Customs operatives, and other security agencies at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne in Rivers State.

NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, May 4.

Babafemi revealed that 1,500,000 pills of a controlled opioid were recovered from a suspect, Olarenwaju Wahab, in the Alaba-Rago area of Ojo, Lagos State, on Tuesday.

He noted that the source of the consignment was traced to Q104B Road 25, Victoria Garden City in the Lekki area of Lagos State which is the residence of one Obinna Kenneth who is now at large.

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Babafemi added that the NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Kaduna-Zaria expressway in Kaduna State on Saturday, May 3, intercepted a commercial vehicle coming from Nasarawa State heading to Zamfara State.

Babafemi said a search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 942 explosives concealed in a sack and the subsequent arrest of a 30-year-old suspect, Nura Sani Muhammad (alias Nura Hariji).

He stated that the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Marwa (rtd), has directed that the suspect and exhibits be transferred to the appropriate security agency for further action.

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