Tramadol
4 days ago
The Ogun Area 1 Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Idiroko, on Friday, handed over Cannabis Sativa and Tramadol as well as other illicit drugs with Duty Payable Value (DPV) worth over N117 Million intercepted under an 11-month period to the state's Special Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The seizure, which consisted…
28 Oct
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized consignments of opioids hidden in the soles of shoes and hair attachments destined for the United States, United Kingdom, and Cyprus.
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A total of 11,786 pills of tramadol, molly, rohypnol and diazepam as well as 64 bottles of codeine syrup were recovered by NDLEA operatives from the underground storage of a suspect, Muhammad Abdullahi dug in his bedroom at Marwa Coastal road, Lekki Phase 1 Lagos. In a statement from NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, operatives of…
14 Oct
A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after attempting to smuggle in 13.30kg of heroin, worth an estimated N3.192 billion.
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The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Alagbon, Lagos, has announced that it will return two trucks belonging to Manfes Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. which were hijacked by criminal suspects.
30 May
On April 16, 2024, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in its routine action, destroyed a large volume of illicit drugs at it.
24 May
Operatives of Dragon Patrol Teams 25 and 31 attached to Delta State Police Command have arrested a 62-year-old suspected illicit drugs dealer along Kwale/Ogwashi-Uku road. Confirming the incident in Asaba, yesterday, the command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the suspect, one David Ikama, was arrested at about 5:00 p.m., on May 22, 2024. Edafe explained that the…
9 Apr
Officers of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted live ammunition, sea cucumbers, donkey genitals and Tramadol worth N5.7 billion at the Lagos airport.
22 Jan
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested one Okosun Paul Punitt, the owner of a consignment of tramadol in a viral video fracas at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
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