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Mali seizes 85,270 Tramadol tablets in Dioïla

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Mali seizes 85,270 Tramadol tablets in Dioïla

A patrol by the El Hadji Oumar Tall Combined Arms Tactical Group in Dioïla seized 85,270 Tramadol tablets, including 32,040 dosed at 225 mg and 53,230 at 250 mg, along the Nangola-Diendien-Kéréla route in Mali. The consignment was handed over to the local branch of the Central Narcotics Office, according to the OCS Prevention and Communication Division.

Malian defence and security forces seized 85,270 Tramadol tablets during a patrol along the Nangola–Diendien–Kéréla route, in the Dioïla region. The operation was carried out by the El Hadji Oumar Tall Combined Arms Tactical Group in Dioïla, according to the Prevention, Communication and Public Relations Division of the Central Narcotics Office (DPCRP-OCS).

The consignment comprised 32,040 tablets dosed at 225 mg and 53,230 tablets dosed at 250 mg. The products were handed over to the Dioïla branch of the Central Narcotics Office, headed by Squadron Leader Idrissa Moussa Daou. The Office is calling on the public to report drug trafficking via its free hotline, 135.

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