NDLEA seizes 14.4m tramadol pills in Lagos as trafficker excretes 86 wraps of heroin

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The National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have recovered no less than 14,481,519 pills of Tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over N13 billion in street value in three significant busts of drug cartels operating in Amuwo Odofin, Idumota and the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

NDLEA stated that the three intelligence-led operations began with the raid of House 8/10 Hon. Wahuha Avenue, Divine Estate, Ago Palace area of Amuwo Odofin on Sunday, 29th October, where 490,000 pills of tramadol and 81,519 bottles of codeine syrup measuring 4,510,000mls were recovered. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA's Director of Media and Advocacy.

'Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives have arrested three blind men operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos and Kano, while another blind member of the syndicate is still at large. The lid was blown off the group following the arrest of a blind suspect, Adamu Hassan, 40, along Gwagwalada expressway Abuja with 12kgs of skunk on his way from Lagos to Kano on Saturday, 28th October.

 

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