Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized over 700,000 tramadol pills and other illicit drugs across Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, and several other states in a series of coordinated operations.
The development was disclosed in a statement signed by Femi Babafemi and released on Sunday, March 22.
The agency said the seizures were made across multiple states within the past week, highlighting a nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking networks.
The NDLEA said it had foiled multiple attempts by drug trafficking organisations to smuggle illicit substances locally and internationally, while also intercepting large quantities within the country.
“Desperate attempts by members of Drug Trafficking Organisations (DTOs) to move consignments of illicit substances… have been foiled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),” the statement read.
The agency noted that the operations, carried out over the past week, led to several arrests, interceptions at airports, highways, and courier firms, as well as the recovery of opioids, cannabis, and methamphetamine.
It also quoted the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Mohamed Buba Marwa, as commending officers across commands for their efforts while urging them to sustain the agency’s balanced approach to drug control through enforcement and sensitisation.
