Operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA have arrested three suspects with over one million tablets of Tramadol in Kaduna.
The three suspects were identified as Saifullahi Sani, Salisu Nafi’u and Abdulrazaq Mamman.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said they were arrested in Zaria on Thursday 11th Aug.
He said they arrested with “One Million One Hundred and Twelve Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty (1,112,350) tablets of Tramadol (225mg and 100mg) weighing 38.3kg”
He added that a 28years old female drug dealer, Saratu Abdullahi, 28, was also arrested in Kano.
Sarath who is from Wurno council area of the state was nabbed at Hotoro with 541 blocks of cannabis weighing 245kg.
In Lagos, NDLEA operatives recovered a total of 1,773.25kg cannabis sativa at Ebutte-Meta and Akala in Mushin areas of the state in separate raid operations between 9th and 10th Aug.
At the Tincan seaport in Lagos, 86 parcels of cannabis indica (Colorado) weighing 43kg were recovered from a 40ft container during a joint examination with Customs and other security agencies.
The illegal consignment seized on Friday 12th Aug came from Toronto via Montreal, Canada and concealed in two drums inside a Mercedes Benz SUV in the container.
In Abia, two suspects: Nnanna Ijo, 58, and Orji Uguru, 29, were arrested on Friday 12th Aug. with various quantities of cannabis, heroin and cocaine at Nde-Agbai, Abiriba, a week after Nnanna was released from detention over a similar offence committed in June.
Meanwhile the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended officers and men of the commands for the seizures and arrests.
Marwa charged them and their compatriots across the country to always remain steps ahead of the drug cartels.
