The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reported the interception of 48,380 pills of tramadol along Ewohimi road, en route to Kabba in Kogi.
According to a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, the consignment was discovered in a commercial bus marked KAK 66 XA, and the bus driver, Ibrahim John, was apprehended by NDLEA operatives.
In another incident, Babafemi revealed that a total of 273kg of cannabis was intercepted in a Toyota Sienna vehicle marked RBC 451 CM on Wednesday, July 19, in Ogida, Benin City.
Two suspects, Abubakar Suleiman (30) and Shehu Garba (aka Shagari, 29), were arrested on July 18 along Keffi – Akwanga road, in a Peugeot J5 vehicle loaded with 1,608.4 kilograms of cannabis sativa.
The seized consignment, originating from Edo state, was intended for distribution in Bauchi state.
“Meanwhile, a total of 1,556.1kg of cannabis was recovered from two suspects: Jonathan Nuhu, 54 and Mohammed Abubakar, 18, following their arrest at Wudil area of Kano State on Thursday July, 20.”
According to Babafemi, on July 17, a total of 76kg of the same substance was confiscated from Yakubu Muhammad, 32, on the Okene/Lokoja highway. The seizure occurred in a trailer traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano.
Similarly, in Ogun state, NDLEA operatives discovered 810 parcels of cannabis, weighing 604kg, at the residence of one Adetunji Abiodun on July 19.
“Fresh bid to smuggle into Nigeria, another consignment of Colorado, a synthetic variant of cannabis, through the Tincan Port in Apapa Lagos was again on Friday July 21 frustrated by NDLEA officers.
“They discovered a total of 323 parcels of the illicit substance weighing 161.5kg concealed in one of the four used vehicles in a container marked MEDU 7519460 coming from Montreal, Canada, during a joint examination of the shipment.
“At least, three suspects are currently in NDLEA custody over the shipment while a bribe of N20 million converted to $22,900 offered operatives by the importer’s agents has also been recovered and documented as evidence, ” he said.
