NDLEA Reports ₦6.98 Billion Tramadol Seizure in Lagos

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it intercepted 8,725 kilograms of powdered tramadol at Apapa port in Lagos, in a shipment declared as maize starch, and valued the seizure at more than ₦6.98 billion. The agency also reported arrests and drug seizures in several states during operations in October. According to a statement attributed to NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi, the consignment comprised 349 bags shipped from India. The agency said laboratory analysis identified the contents as tramadol hydrochloride. The claims and valuations were provided by the agency. At Tincan port, NDLEA officers seized 55 kilograms of cannabis, described by the agency as Canadian Loud and valued at ₦165 million. The substance was reportedly concealed in a Toyota Sienna inside a container. In Lagos, the agency said officers arrested a woman at a store in Idumota and recovered 10,600 ampoules of diazepam and 6,500 tablets of Molly. Two men were separately arrested in Mushin with a combined 121.18 kilograms of cannabis, according to the statement. Officers also stopped a truck carrying 18,000 tramadol tablets hidden in cartons labelled as insecticide; two...