NDLEA RECOVERS TONS OF ILLICIT DRUG CONSIGNMENTS IN NINE STATES

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has reported major drug seizures across nine states, including large quantities of cannabis and controlled medicines.

Agency spokesperson Femi Babafemi announced the recoveries on Sunday, listing Kano, Lagos, Bauchi, Niger, Edo, Ondo, Taraba, Oyo and Delta as the states involved.

In Warri, Delta State, police transferred a suspect to the NDLEA alongside a white Hummer bus and a large consignment of pharmaceutical drugs.

The items included 29,350 tramadol capsules, 6,620 tablets of tramadol 200mg, 4,116 bottles of codeine syrup, 11,340 Rohypnol tablets and 3,500 diazepam tablets. Officers also received injectable drugs and other substances.

In a separate operation at Enhere Junction in Warri, NDLEA officers arrested a 46-year-old woman with a disability over the alleged possession of six kilograms of skunk on October 19.

In Ibadan, officers arrested a 41-year-old suspect who had allegedly escaped during an earlier operation. Babafemi said 197.8 kilograms of cannabis had been recovered from his residence on September 16.

A raid in Kano’s Gerawa area on October 22 reportedly yielded 97.2 kilograms of cannabis and led to one arrest.

In Taraba, officers recovered 60.175 kilograms of compressed cannabis at Lankaviri checkpoint, while police handed over another suspect allegedly found with 81.49 kilograms in Dakka village.

The allegations against those arrested remain subject to investigation and court proceedings.