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NDLEA seizes opioids, codeine syrups worth ‘N3.4bn’ in Lagos, Rivers

Nathaniel Chinemerem Chinemerem1 month ago07 mins

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives seized drugs with a street value of N3.428 billion in Lagos and Rivers states. In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the drugs include 3.5 million pills of opioids and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrups. He said the codeine syrups were intercepted…

NDLEA recovers N6.2bn codeine consignment at Onne Port

Nathaniel Chinemerem Chinemerem10 months ago03 mins

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 892,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N6.2 billion in street value. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that operatives recovered the drugs from five containers. Babafemi said the operation was carried out by NDLEA operatives at…