The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a total of 25,000,000.00 pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol and 350,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Tincan port complex in Lagos. The seizures were made on Tuesday, 17 September and Friday, 20 September 2024 from three containers which had been on the watchlist of the …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have smashed drug syndicates and intercepted 31.124 million pills of tramadol 225mg and bottles of codeine-based syrup worth over N17.93 billion in street value at the Port Harcourt Port Complex, Onne, Rivers State and Tincan seaport in Lagos. In a statement, NDLEA said: “The seizures were made following intelligence processed by …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday said an Onitsha, Anambra State-based businessman, Ibeanusi Solomon Nosike, excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after 12 days of observation. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said this followed Nosike’s arrest at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos by operatives of the NDLEA. According to the statement, …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed three men in Bayelsa State for trafficking in psychoactive substances hidden in noodles. The agency’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday, adding that two of the three men were arrested at Swali Jetty, Yenagoa, on 27th March. He further stated that psychoactive drugs recovered from them were …