The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered no fewer than 778,190 pills of pharmaceutical opioids, including tramadol and a drum of 270kg Methylene Chloride from a suspect, Eric Pepe Yohanna, in Taraba State.

The 33-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday, February 27, 2023, in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.

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

Babafemi revealed that Yohanna was arrested on Monday following credible intelligence.

He noted that a Daylong tricycle used in distributing the illicit substances was also recovered from the suspect.

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The NDLEA spokesman disclosed that the house of a wanted notorious drug dealer, Mamudu Njobdi, in Mubi, Adamawa State, was raided in the early hours of Monday, February 27.

Babafemi said Njobdi was arrested during the raid, noting that drug exhibits were recovered from the 31-year-old suspect.

He revealed that Njobdi was earlier arrested on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at his drug joint in Kolere water board but mobilised thugs to attack NDLEA officers and escaped with exhibits.

The NDLEA spokesperson disclosed that another 31-year-old suspect, Geoffrey Okpani, was arrested at Bukuru area of Jos, Plateau State with 27.45kg of cannabis.

Babafemi said a 30-year-old man, Ajayi Tope, was also arrested on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Ile-Ife, Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State with 18kg of cannabis.

He added that the NDLEA operatives, on Friday, March 3, raided De-Niche Hotel and Suites, Omole estate in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State and arrested 24 suspects with different quantities of illicit drugs.

Speaking on the arrests and seizures, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the officers of the anti-drug agency for their efforts.

Marwa charged them and their counterparts across the country to intensify the ongoing mop-up operations to deny political thugs access to illicit substances ahead of the governorship and House of Assembly elections slated for March 11, 2023.

The Star