The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it recovered large quantities of banned Tramadol and opium pills during separate raids conducted over the past four days in four states.

NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the agency’s operatives carried out the raids between Wednesday and Saturday.

According to him, the states where the raids were carried out include Kano, Gombe, Borno, and Niger, respectively.

Mr Babafemi said NDLEA operatives arrested a suspected drug trafficker in Kano State with 36,000 pills of tramadol along the Danbatta-Kazaure road, on Wednesday.

He said the NDLEA recovered 25,000 pills of Tramadol and extol-5 from another suspect at Gombe Roundabout on Friday.

According to him, two suspects were also arrested on the same day with 49 blocks of compressed skunk that weighed 29kg in Kwadom, Yemaltu Deba Local Government Area (LGA) of Gombe State.

“In another development, in Borno, NDLEA officers on patrol along Baga Road, Maiduguri, on Saturday, intercepted 74,360 pills of opioids in a Mercedes Benz C180 car marked GUB 409 AA,” Mr Babafemi stated.

According to him, a 44-year-old suspect is being detained in connection with the seizure.

“Three suspects  were arrested on Saturday during an intelligence-led raid at Narayi High Cost area of Chikun LGA, Kaduna State.

“In Bayelsa, a 63-year-old grandmother was on Thursday arrested at Osiri area of Yenagoa in connection with the seizure of 163 litres of skuchies,” he said.

Mr. Babafemi further disclosed that four suspects were arrested by NDLEA’s operatives on Thursday along the Okene-Lokoja highway in Kogi.

He said the suspected drug traffickers were arrested in connection with the seizure of 2kg of methamphetamine recovered during a search of their vehicle coming from Onitsha, Anambra, to Minna in Niger.

“Similarly, in Abia, NDLEA officers on Monday, July 14, raided the base of a notorious drug dealer at 4, Niger Street, Ugwa Road, Aba.”

He said various quantities of tramadol, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and N736,000 monetary exhibit were allegedly recovered from him.

Mr Babafemi also disclosed that the agency’s operatives also raided a popular hotel at 115, Ogudu road in Kosofe, Lagos State, where different drugs were being distributed and sold.

He said the raid followed credible intelligence and surveillance, which confirmed a wanted suspect as the arrowhead of the drug network.

“At the time of the operation, 1.30kg of chocolate cannabis, 900grams of gummies, and 22.9grams of skunk were recovered from the suspect’s room in the hotel.

“Other items recovered from the hotel include three vehicles. The hotel, which is a 20-room facility, was running as a family business, housing mother and siblings,” he said.

(NAN)