Nigerian anti-drug agency seizes 8,725 kg of tramadol in Lagos
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Nigeria’s anti-drug agency seized 8,725 kilograms of powdered tramadol, valued at more than 6.98 billion naira, at Apapa port in Lagos. Operations in several locations also led to the arrest of suspects, including an 85-year-old woman, reports the Daily Post.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 8,725 kg of powdered tramadol at Apapa port in Lagos, worth an estimated more than 6.98 billion naira, the Daily Post reported. The consignment, shipped from India, had been declared as corn starch before laboratory tests identified it as tramadol hydrochloride.
NDLEA officers, supported by the Nigerian Customs Service and other agencies, discovered the shipment on 2 October. After the concealment material was removed on 14 October, it comprised 349 bags. On the same day, officers also raided Idumota market in Lagos.
In Edo State, the NDLEA also arrested an 85-year-old woman in possession of 179 kg of cannabis, according to the Daily Post.
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