Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted more than 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids, alongside about 6,000 kilogrammes of cannabis, in coordinated operations across Lagos, Edo, Niger, Delta, Ondo, Gombe, Imo and the Federal Capital Territory, with combined seizures valued at more than N3.4 billion.
Among the major breakthroughs was the interception of 1,200 parcels of Canadian Loud, a potent cannabis strain weighing 603.75 kilogrammes and valued at N1.81 billion, at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, concealed inside two Toyota Sienna vehicles packed in a 40 foot container that had arrived from Montreal, Canada.
In Delta State, operatives arrested a 49 year old man who allegedly impersonated a Deputy Superintendent of Police using a forged identification card to evade checkpoints while transporting 292.48 kilogrammes of skunk along the Benin Onitsha Expressway.
In Edo State, officers acting on intelligence raided an auto repair workshop on Agbor Road, Benin City, recovering 48 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud and 152 grammes of methamphetamine allegedly stored under cover of the business.
In Niger State, more than 1.1 million assorted tramadol tablets, codeine syrup and other substances were recovered from sacks being transported from Onitsha to Nasarawa State, while three young suspects were separately arrested along the Abuja Kaduna Expressway with locally fabricated firearms and ammunition.
In Lagos, operatives recovered 48,900 pills of tramadol from a residence in Surulere, intercepted 59 kilogrammes of cannabis at a logistics company, and seized 998.38 kilogrammes of nitrous oxide gas from a separate suspect.
Further seizures were recorded in Gombe and Imo States, alongside the destruction of a two hectare cannabis farm in Ondo State’s Ita Ogbolu forest, where 5,000 kilogrammes of skunk were destroyed and 48 kilogrammes retained for prosecution.
Beyond the seizures and arrests, the agency said its commands continued their War Against Drug Abuse sensitisation campaigns across schools, worship centres and communities, with recent engagements held in Oyo, Anambra, Lagos and Taraba states, and a related advocacy visit to the Pere Ama Okosu of Ogbe Ijoh Warri Kingdom in Delta State.
NDLEA Chairman, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa, commended officers across the affected commands for their professionalism and intelligence driven operations, urging sustained balance in the agency’s drug control efforts.
By Asiwaju Adekunle Saheed
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