NDLEA Arrests Grandma, Son, Intercepts Tramadol Pills, Codeine Bottles
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled the plans of transnational criminal organisations to flood Nigerian communities with large quantities of assorted illicit drugs during the yuletide season. The agency intercepted millions of tramadol pills, thousands of codeine syrup bottles and bags of Canadian Loud in consignments arriving the country ahead of the Christmas celebration.
The NDLEA officers, with the cooperation of men of the Nigeria Customs and other stakeholders, seized 7.5 million pills of tramadol 225mg, which came onboard Turkish airline from Hamburg, Germany, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. They also recovered 258 cartons of codeine-based cough syrup and eight cartons of codeine tablets from two shops at Trade Fair complex in Ojo area of Lagos. In addition, they raided a house in Mushin area of Lagos where a 70-year-old grandma and her son were arrested with 117.9kg of cannabis sativa.
The agency also intercepted a consignment of spare parts going to India, which contained 200 grams of cocaine, at the cargo terminal of the Lagos airport. Furthermore, they seized 70 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, from a container coming from Canada, which contained four used vehicles. The agency also made arrests and seizures of tramadol, codeine, rohypnol, designer drug and cannabis in Anambra, Abuja, Delta and Enugu states.
