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NDLEA seizes 28,400 tablets of tramadol in Lagos

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 28,400 tablets of Tramadol and over 230kgs of Cannabis Sativa in raid operations in Festac town and Lagos Island areas of Lagos State.

Some of the suspects arrested in the Lagos raids included Rukayyat Eshinlokun, Pelumi Alejo, and Banna Maina who specialises in the distribution of illicit drugs and disguised as a dispatch rider.

The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement made available to The Star on Sunday.

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Babafemi revealed that a suspect, Amechi Moses, was also arrested in a follow-up operation on Friday following the interception of 29,800 tablets of Tramadol 225mg in a commercial bus along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State while going to Aba, Abia state.

In his reaction, the NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the officers of the anti-drug agency for the arrests and seizures.

Marwa also charged them and their compatriots across the country to intensify the heat on drug cartels in Nigeria while balancing their efforts on supply reduction with drug demand reduction activities.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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