Attempts by some drug trafficking syndicates to export 2.928kg cocaine, cannabis and tramadol 225mg concealed in body cream containers, and pieces of artwork to Australia, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom through some courier companies in Lagos State have been blocked by officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
The attempts were made by the drug trafficking syndicates on October 28, 2024, the anti-narcotics agency revealed in a statement.
In the statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, the agency at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, on October 29 also intercepted 754,000 pills of tapentadol and acetaminophen 225mg worth N525 million in a targeted and watch-listed container from India during a joint examination with men of the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies.
In the Federal Capital Territory, a suspect, Mujahid Hamisu, 24, was arrested with 147,000 pills of tramadol concealed in black nylon bags containing plumbing materials along Kwali-Gwagwalada-Abuja Expressway.
Hamisu was on his way from Onitsha, Anambra State on November 2, 2024.
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Another suspect, Seun Abimbola, 47, was nabbed by NDLEA operatives the same day with 512 grams of methamphetamine during a raid operation at Giri Junction area of the FCT.
In Kogi State, NDLEA officers on patrol along Kabba-Obajana Highway arrested Mercy Ameh, 28, in a commercial bus travelling from Lagos to Abuja while a search of her luggage led to the recovery of fake Naira notes worth N4,353,200.
Another suspect, Shaibu Dahiru, 27, was nabbed in a vehicle going from Lagos to Katsina along Lokoja-Okene-Abuja Road on October 30 with 68 blocks of cannabis weighing 27.400kg.
A notorious drug dealer, Usman Abba (alias Timaya), who has been on the watchlist of the Katsina State Command of the NDLEA was on October 30 arrested at Liberty Hotel, Kofar Kaura with consignments of Arizona, a strain of cannabis.
The same day, NDLEA operatives in Adamawa State arrested a suspect, Augustine Dike, 31, with 50.3 grams of methamphetamine at Quarisa Hotel, Jimeta.
In Taraba State, operatives on November 1 arrested Danlami Fakwa, 46, at Sabon Gari, Jalingo Local Government Area with 49.795kg cannabis, while a total of 561kg of the same substance was recovered from a Sienna bus at Ogbese village in Ondo State on October 28.
A suspect Kabiru Yusuf, 25, was on October 2 arrested in possession of 51,813 pills of tramadol and exol 5 at NDA Bus Stop, Kaduna, just as raids in Edo State led to the seizure of 603.6kg cannabis at Farm Road, Ekiadolor and 308.4kg of same substance at Uroe community.
Meanwhile, across the country, NDLEA Commands continued their War Against Drug Abuse sensitisation lectures and advocacy visits to worship centres, schools, workplaces, palaces of traditional rulers and communities all through the past week.
Instances include WADA sensitisation lecture to students and staff of Government Day Secondary School, Sanganare, Adamawa State; students of College of Arts and Islamic Studies, Tungan Magajiya, Niger State; students and staff of Regina Catholic International College, Obehie, Abia State; students and teachers of Akinmorin Grammar School, Oyo, Oyo State; as well as students and teachers of Redeemer’s International School, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
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