NDLEA Arrests 70-Year-Old, Others In Multi-State Operations

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested several suspected drug traffickers and seized large quantities of illicit substances in coordinated operations across different states.

NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.

In Oyo State, operatives monitoring the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway stopped a Toyota Sienna and arrested two men identified as 70-year-old Abdulfatai Oyelaran and 50-year-old Abdulrauf Ajadi.

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A search of the vehicle reportedly led to the recovery of 52,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 6,000 ampoules of tramadol injection.

In Kwara State, NDLEA officers arrested Abubakar Adamu, 50, and Bilyaminu Nuhu, 30, around the Kam Wire area of Ilorin. The suspects were allegedly transporting 55.96 kilogrammes of skunk in a truck.

In Delta State, operatives intercepted Osaro Ikpoba, 43, and Samuel Godbless, 18, along the Onitsha-Asaba Expressway.

The agency said the operation resulted in the seizure of 124,100 tramadol pills, 786 bottles of codeine syrup, 2,598 Rohypnol tablets, 4,800 diazepam tablets, 470 pentazocine ampoules and 200 tramadol ampoules.

Another suspect, 50-year-old Emeka Tony, was arrested along the Kwale-Ozoro Expressway. NDLEA officers allegedly recovered 1,244 cartridges and ₦8 million from him.

In Plateau State, operatives stopped a Toyota Corolla along the Riyom-Jos Road and reportedly discovered 239,490 capsules of Tramaforce, a tramadol-based product. A suspect identified as Kasum Sherif was arrested.

Kano State also recorded major seizures during the operations. Six suspects were arrested along the Zaria-Kano Road, where officers recovered 728,958 pills consisting of tramadol, Rohypnol and other opioids.

The seizure also included 360 grammes of cocaine, 99.8 grammes of methamphetamine, 50 bottles of codeine syrup and 2.7 kilogrammes of Loud, a synthetic form of cannabis.

In another operation conducted on Friday at Zawaciki Gida Dubu in Kumbotso Local Government Area, NDLEA operatives arrested Mustapha Iliya, 30, and Abdulwahab Abdulrashid, 24.

The suspects were allegedly found with 171 blocks of skunk weighing 106.8 kilogrammes.

The NDLEA said the arrests and seizures were part of its ongoing efforts to disrupt the supply and distribution networks responsible for trafficking illicit drugs across the country.