In a decisive move against drug smuggling and pharmaceutical abuse, Nigerian authorities have destroyed 491,000 high-strength Tramadol tablets seized at the northern border. The operation, conducted by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kano on Wednesday, targeted Tramadol 225mg—a powerful opioid frequently misused across West Africa. Dr Martins Iluyomade,…
The Nigeria Customs Service’s Kano/Jigawa command has handed over 491,000 seized tramadol hydrochloride tablets, valued at over ₦150 million, to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kano. This consignment of the prohibited opioid was intercepted along the Gumel-Birniwa route in Jigawa, cleverly concealed within a dark-tinted Lexus 450 SUV,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two parcels of 2.82 kilograms of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis imported from the United States with Lagos as destination. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja Babafemi said that the NDLEA operatives of the Directorate of Operations…
