By Olaolu Fawole
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized more than 7.6 million tramadol pills and 76,273kg of cannabis varieties in coordinated operations across several states.
According to a statement issued by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media & Advocacy, the seizures were made during intelligence led raids in Delta, Imo, Adamawa, Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos, Abuja, Niger and Edo States.
In Asaba, Delta State, operatives found 3.8 million tramadol tablets and 252 litres of codeine syrup in a warehouse. Another 1.2 million tramadol pills were intercepted along the Onitsha–Owerri Road in Imo State.
In Adamawa, officers seized over 1.5 million tramadol and exol-5 capsules hidden in bags of slippers, while additional arrests followed in Kano and Niger States.
Major cannabis warehouses in remote forests were destroyed in Ekiti and Ondo States, where more than 68,000kg of cannabis was either seized or set ablaze. Five suspects were arrested in Igoba forest, Ondo, with 5,442kg recovered.
Further arrests and seizures were recorded in Lagos, Abuja and Edo, including consignments of Canadian Loud, Colorado and skunk.
The NDLEA also continued its drug education campaigns in schools and communities under the WADA initiative.
