Nigeria’s Anti-Narcotics Agency, ndlea_nigeria Busts Tramadol Cartel, Seizes Over N5Billion Drugs, Arrests Two Kingpins | Sahara Reporters
Nigeria’s Anti-Narcotics Agency, NDLEA Busts Tramadol Cartel, Seizes Over N5Billion Drugs, Arrests Two KingpinsNigeria’s anti-narcotics agency, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency , says it has busted another tramadol cartel in Lagos with the seizure of millions of opioids pills and bottles worth over N5 billion.
According to him, after a near-fatal encounter with some suspected fake security agents escorting the drugs, the NDLEA operatives succeeded in recovering the consignment with a white truck marked BDG 548 XX conveying it. He said this followed the arrest of a suspect, Olarenwaju Lawal Wahab, who distributes for the cartel earlier on the same day.
He stated, “All the equipment for the production including power generators, industrial gas cylinders, drums and kegs as well as various quantities of illicit drugs such as 214kgs cannabis; 1,440 capsules of tramadol; 480 tablets of swinol; 1,440 tablets of Rohypnol and 114 liters of industrial codeine, among others were recovered from the building before sealing off the premises.
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