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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has foiled the attempt by an alleged trans-border trafficker to smuggle 50,000 pills of tramadol 225mg from Ghana into Lagos.<\/p>\n
The Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, Mr Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Babafemi said that the interception came in another intelligence-led operation on Saturday.<\/p>\n
According to him, the pills were concealed in the body compartments of a Toyota Hummer Bus belonging to GUO Transport Company, driven by the suspect.<\/p>\n
He added that the vehicle was intercepted at Ijanikin area of the Lagos-Badagry expressway while coming from Ghana.<\/p>\n
In another development, not less than 997kg cannabis was recovered during raids in parts of Edo state in the past week.<\/p>\n
Babafemi said that 680kg cannabis and a Sienna bus marked FST-320 AE were seized at a bush path to Oghada forest in Oghada, Orhionmwan LGA of the state.<\/p>\n
He said that 180.5kg of same substance was recovered from a suspect, Cecilia Ibe, 31, at Ofosu forest, Ovia South West LGA area of the state .<\/p>\n
He added that 136.5kg of same substance was evacuated from a building in Otuo community, Owan East LGA in Edo on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a suspect was on Wednesday nabbed with 88.3kg cannabis by NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.<\/p>\n
Babafemi said that personnel of Kano Command of the agency on Friday arrested 30-year-old man at Gadar Tamburawa, Kano- Zaria road, where they recovered 65,730 capsules of tramadol from him.<\/p>\n
Also, in Kwara , he said NDLEA operatives arrested a suspect with 120.8kg cannabis and some litres of codeine at Gaa Odota in Ilorin West LGA.<\/p>\n
Babafemi said a suspected drug peddler was nabbed with 75kg cannabis at Eziobodo, Owerri West LGA, Imo State on Thursday, November 14.<\/p>\n
\u201cA total of 563.74kg of same psychoactive substance were recovered from a 60-year-old suspect, following his arrest at Iyalode, Iyana church area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
Babafemi quoted the NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa as commending the officers and men of Oyo, Lagos, Imo, Kwara, Kano, and Edo Commands of the agency for the arrests and seizures.<\/p>\n
Marwa stated that the agency\u2019s operational successes and those of their compatriots across the country, especially their balanced approach to drug supply and demand reduction efforts were well appreciated.<\/p>\n
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