Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in Edo state on Wednesday 10th July 2024 intercepted tramadol pills hidden in custard powder.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said the pills were intercepted in a vehicle marked Abuja GWA 273 DD at Ewu junction, Esan Central LGA following credible intelligence.
He said the luggage of one of the occupants, Aminu Abdullahi, 32, was searched and found to contain custard containers, where 3,000 pills of tramadol 225mg were buried in the custard powder.
In his statement, the suspect claimed the drugs were bought in Onitsha, Anambra state and he was taking them to Mararaba area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to sell.
Similarly operatives of the command in Lagos, on Monday 8th July raided a warehouse in VGC, Lekki where they recovered 148 cartons of non-medical nitrous oxide popularly called laughing gas.
Also recovered were 108 cartons of fast gas cylinder; 134 pieces of balloon and 109 cartons of infusion charger, among others.
A female suspect, Suliyat Abdulsalam was arrested in connection with the seizure.
