The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has found at least 778,190 pills of pharmaceutical opioids including tramadol from suspects in Taraba and other states.
The Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
According to Babafemi, a drum of 270kg Methylene Chloride was recovered by the operatives from a suspect, Eric Yohanna, 33, in Jalingo, Taraba on Monday, February 27 after a credible intelligence.
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He said that the operatives also seized a Daylong tricycle used in distributing the illicit substances.
Babafemi further said that it also raided the house of a wanted notorious drug dealer in Adamawa, Mamudu Njobdi at Sebore, Gyalla road, Dougada ward, Mubi.
He said:
“The raid was carried out in the early hours of Monday, Feb. 27 during which he was arrested and drug exhibits recovered.
“The 31-year-old suspect had earlier been arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at his drug joint in Kolere water board, but he mobilised thugs to attack NDLEA officers and in the process escaped with the exhibits.”
Babafemi added the anti-drug group also arrested one Geoffrey Okpani, 31, at Bukuru area of Jos, Plateau with 27.45kg of cannabis.
He said:
“Ajayi Tope, 30, arrested on Saturday, 4th March at Area 5 Ile-Ife, Ife South Local Government Area of Osun with 18kg of same substance.
“In Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Friday, March 3 raided De-Niche Hotel & Suites, Omole Estate, Ojodu- Ikeja, where 24 suspects were arrested and different quantities of illicit drugs recovered from them.”
The NDLEA spokesman said that the agency’s Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, (DOGI) operatives attached to courier firms in Lagos equally intercepted some illicit drugs during the period under review.
Baba Demi confirmed the hard drugs were nine parcels of methamphetamine concealed in native black soap, Dudu Osun, heading to Europe.
