The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully intercepted an endeavor by a suspected drug trafficker to transport 151,700 opioid pills to Kaduna.
In a statement released in Abuja on Sunday, Mr Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for the NDLEA, revealed this development.
According to Babafemi, the arrest of the suspect, Ibrahim Analu, aged 28, took place at the Iddo motor park in Lagos, where he was apprehended while attempting to dispatch the illegal consignment.
Furthermore, the NDLEA operatives stationed in Lagos managed to thwart other efforts to export various quantities of illicit substances through courier companies. At one such firm, 336 grams of skunk were confiscated from computer hard drives that were intended for Dubai, UAE.
In another incident, a total of 4.830kg of skunk was discovered at a different courier company, concealed within a shipment originating from Douala, Cameroon, and passing through Nigeria en route to Oman.
The drug had been discretely hidden inside 10 out of 12 cans of palm fruit paste, commonly referred to as Banga, which were packed together in a carton..
“A total of 45.41kg cannabis was recovered from Adam Hassan, 27, along Ingawa-Mani – Mashi road, Katsina State enroute Niger Republic.
“Also, 70kg of same substance was seized from Mamman Nur Shettima on July 15, along Kano – Nguru road, Yobe.
“In Kano, a suspect, Abdulhamid Lawan, 48, was on Friday, July 14 nabbed at Dan Agundi area, Kano with 114 blocks of cannabis, weighing 71.7kg.
Babafemi also noted that, “NDLEA operatives recovered 50,000 pills of Tamol, a brand of Tramadol at Kofar Waika area of the state.”
912,600 pills of pharmaceutical opioids including tramadol was also reported to be recovered from two commercial vehicles.
“One coming from Lagos to Kano, the other was intercepted along Abuja-Jere-Kaduna expressway, with a suspect, Sahabi Lawal, 25, arrested.
“In Borno, 32-year-old Umar Tijjani Mustapha was arrested at Gangamari, MMC, with 55.25kg skunk on July 13,” Babafemi noted.
