The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted pills of tramadol 225mg concealed in custard containers in a vehicle at Ewu junction in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, July 14, 2024.

Babafemi noted that the luggage of one of the occupants, Aminu Abdullahi, 32, was searched and found to contain custard containers, where 3,000 pills of tramadol 225mg were buried in the custard powder.

He stated that the suspect, in his statement, claimed the drugs were bought in Onitsha, Anambra State, and he was taking them to the Mararaba area of Abuja to sell.

The NDLEA spokesman said the anti-narcotic operatives, on Thursday, July 11, raided the Ohen forest in the Abudu area of Edo State and destroyed 5,429.751kg of cannabis on 2.918 hectares of farmlands where four suspects – Godday Ariye, 37; Friday Okafor, 59; Obinna Nwosu, 48; and Yusuf Adamu, 27 – were arrested.

Babafemi disclosed that 300 kilograms of the same substance were recovered from Uzzeba Obi camp in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State when NDLEA officers raided the location on Saturday, July 13.

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Babafemi noted that the NDLEA operatives, on Tuesday, July 9, recovered a total of 2,865 kilograms of cannabis at Afami Ibese in Ogun State while the suspected owner, Umar Ibese, is currently at large.

He added that 2,455 kilograms of materials for the production of Akuskura, a new psychoactive substance (NPS), were recovered from a warehouse in Konduga town, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State on Tuesday, July 9, when NDLEA operatives in a joint operation with the troops of the Nigerian Army raided the area.

He said the NDLEA officers, on Wednesday, July 10, operatives in Katsina State arrested 54-year-old Sabo Sule with 47kg of cannabis in Katsina town.

Babafemi stated that the anti-narcotic officers, on Monday, July 8, raided a warehouse in VGC, Lekki, where they recovered 148 cartons of non-medical nitrous oxide, popularly called laughing gas, 108 cartons of fast gas cylinder, 134 pieces of balloon, and 109 cartons of infusion charger, among others.

The NDLEA spokesperson said a female suspect, Suliyat Abdulsalam, was arrested in connection with the seizure.

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