Tramadol
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.
14 Jan
Operatives of the NDLEA recovered 300,000 tramadol pills at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on Friday.
26 Nov 2023
NDLEA intercepted more than two tons of illicit substances in Lagos, Ogun, Edo, Ekiti, Anambra, Ondo and Kogi in the last one week.
16 Nov 2023
The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed Airport Command, intercepted unregistered pharmaceutical products, suspected to be tramadol tablets whose Duty Paid Value (DPV) is worth N3,556,802,942. Comptroller Sanni Yusuf, the Customs Area Controller, disclosed this during a media briefing on Wednesday, 15 November 2023. According to Yusuf, the items exceeded the approved threshold set by the…
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