The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted 48,380 pills of tramadol along Ewohimi road, heading toward Kabba in Kogi.
This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi.
Babafemi stated that the consignment were loaded in a commercial bus marked KAK 66 XA, noting that the NDLEA operatives apprehended the bus driver, Ibrahim John in the process.
In another development, Babafemi said a total of 273kg cannabis was earlier intercepted in a Toyota Sienna Vehicle marked RBC 451 CM on Wednesday July 19 at Ogida, Benin City.
According to him, two suspects: Abubakar Suleiman, 30 and Shehu Garba (aka Shagari), 29, were arrested along Keffi – Akwanga road on July 18 in a Peugeot J5 vehicle loaded with 1,608.4 kilograms of cannabis sativa.
He said that the consignment was loaded in Edo state and meant for distribution in Bauchi state.
“Meanwhile, a total of 1,556.1kg of cannabis was recovered from two suspects: Jonathan Nuhu, 54 and Mohammed Abubakar, 18, following their arrest at Wudil area of Kano State on Thursday July, 20.”
Babafemi said 76kg of same substance was seized from Yakubu Muhammad, 32, on July 17 along Okene/Lokoja highway in a trailer coming from Port Harcourt to Kano.
In the same vein, NDLEA operatives in Ogun had on July 19 recovered 810 parcels of cannabis weighing 604kg from the house of one Adetunji Abiodun.
“Fresh bid to smuggle into Nigeria, another consignment of Colorado, a synthetic variant of cannabis, through the Tincan Port in Apapa Lagos was again on Friday July 21 frustrated by NDLEA officers.
“They discovered a total of 323 parcels of the illicit substance weighing 161.5kg concealed in one of the four used vehicles in a container marked MEDU 7519460 coming from Montreal, Canada, during a joint examination of the shipment.
“At least, three suspects are currently in NDLEA custody over the shipment while a bribe of N20 million converted to $22,900 offered operatives by the importer’s agents has also been recovered and documented as evidence, ” he said.