The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled an attempt of a suspected drug trafficker to send 151,700 pills of opioids to Kaduna.

The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

Mr Babafemi disclosed that the suspect, Ibrahim Analu, 28, was arrested at Iddo motor park, Lagos, while attempting to send the consignment.

He added that operatives in Lagos have also thwarted attempts to export various quantities of illicit substances through courier companies.

Mr Babafemi said 336 grams of skunk stuffed inside computer hard drives going to Dubai, UAE, were seized at a courier firm.

He also said 4.830 kg of skunk was discovered at another courier firm in a shipment from Douala, Cameroon, passing through Nigeria to Oman.

He added that the drug was concealed in 10 of the 12 cans of palm fruit paste, locally called Banga, packed in a carton.

“A total of 45.41 kg of cannabis was recovered from Adam Hassan, 27, along the Ingawa-Mani-Mashi road, Katsina State, en route Niger Republic.

“Also, 70kg of the same substance was seized from Mamman Nur Shettima on July 15, along Kano-Nguru road, Yobe.

“In Kano, a suspect, Abdulhamid Lawan, 48, was on Friday, July 14, nabbed at Dan Agundi area, Kano, with 114 blocks of cannabis, weighing 71.7kg.

“NDLEA operatives recovered 50,000 pills of tamol, a brand of tramadol, in the Kofar Waika area of the state,” he said.

Similarly, 912,600 pills of pharmaceutical opioids, including tramadol, were recovered from two commercial vehicles.

“One coming from Lagos to Kano, the other was intercepted along Abuja-Jere-Kaduna expressway, with a suspect, Sahabi Lawal, 25, arrested.

“In Borno, 32-year-old Umar Tijjani Mustapha was arrested at Gangamari, MMC, with 55.25kg skunk on July 13,” he said.

(NAN)