Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and the Nigerian Customs Service have seized illegal drugs worth over N5billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos and the federal Capital Territory,FCT.
A statement by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi revealed that 214 cartons of Tramadol 225 under 10 different brand names, which translate to 9, 219, 400 tablets weighing 6, 384.5kg, with an estimated street value of N4, 609, 700, 000 were transferred on Tuesday 29th March alongside 85 cartons of dried Khat leaves with a total weight of 1, 327.35kg by the Nigerian Customs to the MMIA Command of NDLEA as a symbol of the synergy between the two law enforcement agencies.
He also revealed that, about 228,740 tablets and capsules of Tramadol and Exol 5 were intercepted on Friday 1st April at Abaji area of the FCT.
According to him, The truck conveying the drugs was loaded in Lagos heading to Kano.
He said though the truck driver escaped into the bush during the search of the vehicle, two of his assistants; Usman Abdulmumini, 23 and Aminu Ahmad, 22, were arrested.
