The Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a number of significant arrests and drug seizures worth around N13 billion (GH₵197,432,943.37) in street value. Three visually impaired men were among the suspects, according to a recent police statement, who were apprehended on suspicion of narcotics trafficking.
These operations, which were conducted at several locations around Lagos, illustrated the extent of drug trafficking in the area. Among the items gathered were bottles of codeine syrup and tramadol tablets.
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The NDLEA Director for Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, revealed the details of these operations, which took place in three major raids that targeted drug cartels in Amuwo Odofin, Idumota, and the SAHCO yard of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos.
A significant quantity of drugs were found in Amuwo Odofin, where one of the operations started.
In another case, a large amount of Tramadol was discovered in a secret warehouse in Surulere run by a rich Idumota businessman named Nwaoha Anayo. A gang enabling the smuggling of illicit substances via Murtala Muhammed International Airport was also discovered, with six people detained.
Meanwhile, Adamu Hassan, a visually impaired man, was detained in Abuja with 12 kilogrammes of skunk.
Subsequent investigations on his involvement led to Bello Abubakar, the head of the gang, being taken into custody.
Due to their involvement in this unlawful transaction, Muktar Abubakar and Akilu Amadu, both of whom are visually impaired were also placed under arrest.
A visually impaired individual named Mallam Aminu is still at large. Agents from Osun found a large-scale cannabis farm in Owena-Ijesa and confiscated a sizable quantity of processed cannabis.
Upon searching a trans-loading location in the Avbiosi woods in Edo, 603 kilogrammes of illicit drugs were discovered. Other states that saw narcotics seizures were Ogun, Lagos, and Oyo.
These initiatives are a part of the NDLEA’s ongoing campaigns against drug abuse and trafficking in Nigeria.
