Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized large consignments of opioids valued at N22.74 billion across three major seaports.
In a statement issued on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said the agency intercepted 32,607,900 tramadol pills, worth over N12.57 billion, and 1,451,994 bottles of codeine-based syrup with a street value of N10.16 billion.
The seizures occurred at Lekki Deep Seaport, Apapa Seaport in Lagos, and Port Harcourt Port Complex, Onne, Rivers State.
The total estimated value of the seized drugs amounts to N22,740,958,000.
Babafemi clarified that between Monday, 7th, and Friday, 11th October 2024, officers from Nigeria Customs and other security agencies processed the illicit opioid consignments for full joint examination from containers flagged by NDLEA based on intelligence.
In a related development, NDLEA operatives in Anambra arrested a suspect, 29-year-old Okelue Chidera, on Saturday, October 12, with 50,000 tablets of tramadol 200 mg at Upper Iweka, Onitsha.
NDLEA officers raided a cannabis transit and loading point at Aviose, Owan West LGA in Edo State, recovering 70 bags of the substance weighing 1,050 kg.
Another suspect, Monday Akele, 38, was apprehended on Friday, 11th October, during a raid at Owan Village, Ovia North East LGA, where an additional 110 kg of cannabis was seized.
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