The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs and substances in raids, carried out in Ondo, Edo and Abuja last week.

This was announced in a statement by NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday.

He said 227kg of hemp was recovered from Atoshi camp, Emure-Ile, Owo LGA, Ondo.

NDLEA said two suspects were arrested.

Operatives in Edo, acting on intelligence on February 14 intercepted a consignment of methamphetamine. The consignment was from Onitsha in Anambra and was heading to Lagos, in a Toyota Sienna bus marked Anambra NZM 347 ZL, said the agency.

It said the meth consignment weighing 0.966kg was concealed inside a cassava made local food item, African salad (abacha).

“The driver of the vehicle, a 42-year-old man, was arrested in connection with the seizure. On the same day, a team of NDLEA officers also intercepted a Peugeot 406 space wagon car driven by a 47-year-old man, on the Uromi road in Esan Northeast LGA.

“A search on the vehicle led to the recovery of 865 bottles of codeine; 2,600 pills of tramadol and 600 tabs of swinol and rohypnol,” he said.

Similarly, in Abuja, NDLEA operatives raided the Kubwa area and arrested a 47-year-old and an 18-year-old.

It said the suspects were intercepted with 10.5kg cannabis (Indian hemp), 13.5g of diazepam and 2.9g of tramadol tablets.

(NAN)