South Africa-bound 1.5 million tramadol, Rohypnol pills recovered at Lagos airport: NDLEA
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recovered 1.5 million pills of tramadol and Rohypnol bound for South Africa at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on Thursday.
It arrested two suspects, Bada Akorede and Amusan Sharafadeen, in connection with the consignment, consisting of 1,050,000 pills of tramadol and 510,000 tablets of Rohypnol.
Also on Thursday, operatives of the agency intercepted a consignment of cocaine weighing 2.2kg on the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway.
NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the drugs shipment originating from Lagos was concealed in condoms and headed for Port Harcourt.
He said a suspect, Isaac Okoh (45), has been arrested in connection with the drugs.
The NDLEA also recovered 100kg of Indian hemp from the ceiling of a dealer, Ibrahim Yahaya (35), who was arrested when his house was raided in Lafia on Friday, December 15.
Mr Babafemi also stated that NDLEA operatives intercepted 1,496 bottles of codeine in Abuja on December 15, and a suspect, Ozioma Enoja (31), was arrested in a follow-up operation.
He added that 400 bottles of codeine shipped from Port Harcourt were also seized on the Abaji-Abuja Highway on December 16, and a suspect, Bala Ishaq, was arrested in a follow-up operation.
Mr Babafemi said NDLEA operatives also recovered 17 bags of Indian hemp weighing 195.8kg from a bush at Gbanke village in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo on December 13.
He said anti-narcotic officers in Ogun have arrested two suspects at the Alamutu Roundabout area of Abeokuta with bags of Indian hemp weighing 279kg.
In Borno, NDLEA officers arrested Bukar Ali (29) and Abacha Fantami (20) with 171kg of Indian hemp at Ngamdu in Kaga Local Government Area on December 12.
Mr Babafemi added that three suspects, Jamilu Haruna (22), Mohammed Hassan (23), and Aminu Umar (50), were also arrested with 57kg of Indian hemp at Tsafe checkpoint, Zamfara on December 13.
He said they were on their way to Zurumi village, a known bandits’ enclave when they were arrested.
“At least four suspects, Ezekiel Thompson (56), Hezekiah Ime (20), Nsikak Okon (39) and Chidi Kalu (44), were arrested in Cross River on December 10.
“They had 121kg of Indian hemp and 5.1g of methamphetamine on them when they were arrested,’’ Mr Babafemi stated.
(NAN)
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