At Apapa Seaport, the NDLEA seizes more than N31 million opioid pills and exposes narcotics syndicates across the country.
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Operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) dismantled cross-border drug networks that supplied illegal narcotics in Nigeria and discovered and confiscated 31,750,000 pills of 240 mg Voltron, a prohibited opioid, hidden in a container at Apapa Seaport in Lagos.
The package, which came from India, was mistakenly identified as diclofenac sodium pills, the agency said in a statement.
Thirty-one million, seven hundred and fifty thousand (31,750,000) pills of the restricted opioid Voltron (240 mg) were wrapped and hidden in a container imported from India as 100 mg tablets of diclofenac sodium, according to the statement.
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When Customs Service officials and other security personnel inspected the container together, they found the discovery.
Key cartel leaders were also arrested as a result of the operation, and drugs worth billions of Naira were seized.
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Crackdown on cartels
The NDLEA agents captured six high-profile individuals connected to extensive drug trafficking.
After a lengthy intelligence collection, the suspects Ibrahim Bawuro, Najib Ibrahim, Ibrahim Umar, Nelson Udechukwu Anayo, Ezeh Amaechi Martin, and Adejumo Elijah Ishola were taken into custody.
An NDLEA official described one syndicate's method of operation, stating that Bawuro and Najib would deliver tramadol in cars with fictitious compartments.
According to the agency, "information obtained showed that some psychoactive substances, including tramadol, were frequently obtained by Ibrahim Bawuro and Ibrahim Najib from Nelson Udechukwu Anayo, a notorious drug dealer in Onitsha, and then packed and concealed in vehicles on the premises of Ezeh Amaechi Martin, an associate of Udechukwu."
This network, which has its base in Onitsha, Anambra State, has been found to be a major source of pharmaceuticals for terrorist groups in Cameroon and Nigeria.
Seme border arrest
Adejumo Elijah Ishola, 37, a key player in cross-border drug smuggling operations, was taken into custody by NDLEA officers at the Seme border in Lagos.
Ishola was found in possession of 3.3 kg of cocaine and 600 grams of synthetic marijuana while travelling from Ghana to Nigeria.
The transnational scale of drug smuggling, which the NDLEA is actively battling, is demonstrated by this operation, which was conducted following months of observation.
seizures in several important areas
Numerous high-impact operations were carried out in many states, resulting in significant drug seizures:
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When software engineer Olu Marshal arrived to pick up the shipment, NDLEA detained 700 grams of the powerful cannabis strain "Loud" at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. During a follow-up search at his Lekki home, drug-related items were found.
During targeted interdiction operations in Kwara State, the agency seized 162,800 tramadol and other opioid pills from four individuals.
Over a tonne of cannabis was found in Edo State in various sites, such as 228 kg in Sabo-Auchi and 1,078 kg at Okhuokhuo-Isi woodland.
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), the chairman of the NDLEA, commended officers all throughout the country for their commitment and cooperation.
NDLEA persisted in advocating on behalf of the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) program during these activities. NDLEA officers conducted sensitization lectures to increase awareness of the risks of drug abuse throughout the week at a number of educational institutions, workplaces, and traditional centres across states, such as Park Royal College in Lagos, Ladigbolu Grammar School in Oyo, and Iman Secondary School in Sokoto.
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