The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered massive quantities of illicit drugs, including cannabis sativa (skunk), tramadol, and Colorado, concealed in flight boarding cards, paracetamol containers, and warehouses, the agency has announced.
In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, provided details of a series of intelligence-led operations across the country.
In Lagos, a suspected trafficker was arrested following the seizure of 139 pouches of Canadian Loud weighing 71kg at an apartment in Lekki. On Nov. 18, a woman was also apprehended in the same area with 2.6kg of Colorado, some of which were hidden in flight boarding cards.
Meanwhile, along the Enugu–Onitsha road on Nov. 19, operatives intercepted a suspect transporting 10.1kg of skunk. The operation also led to the seizure of 105,600 tramadol pills (250mg, 225mg, and 100mg), 700 pentazocine ampoules, and 3,000 rounds of live ammunition.
In Kebbi State, 13,155 bottles of codeine-based syrup were recovered from a warehouse in Dole-Kaina, Dandi LGA. On Nov. 21, a 23-year-old suspect was arrested carrying 12,548 opioid pills disguised in paracetamol containers en route to a Boko Haram enclave in Mainok, Borno State.
Other notable operations included:
Nov. 17: Two suspects arrested along the Abaji–Abuja expressway with 430.5kg of cannabis.
Nov. 18: Arrest of a suspect in Tafa LGA, Niger State, with 85,100 opioid pills and 5,456 bottles of codeine syrup.
Nov. 20: Raid of a residence in Anguwan Makera, Shiroro LGA, recovering 437 blocks of compressed skunk weighing 471.8kg.
Nov. 17: NDLEA, supported by military personnel, raided the Peti drug enclave in Lagos Island, seizing 385kg of skunk, Loud, and Colorado, and arresting two suspects.
Recovery of 163,200 tramadol capsules (225mg) at Maza Maza motor park, Lagos.
Babafemi also highlighted the agency’s ongoing War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) campaigns, which reached schools, workplaces, worship centres, and communities across states including Oyo, Lagos, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto, Enugu, and Ogun.
NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, commended the officers for their efforts, urging personnel nationwide to sustain the agency’s balanced strategy of law enforcement and public health advocacy.
“The successes reflect our commitment to dismantling drug networks while continuing community sensitisation,” Marwa said.
