NDLEA Seizes Over 500kg Of Illicit Drugs, Substances In Eight States

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted over 500kilograms of illicit drugs, substances and arrested suspected traffickers in eight states.
The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi,  said this in a statement made available to The Tide source yesterday.
Babafemi said that a total of 384.7 kilograms of assorted narcotics being transported to the nations capital, Abuja for sale, were intercepted and seized at patrol points in Lokoja, Kogi.
This he said were from  Monday, Aug. 30 and Thursday, Sept. 2.
He said that a truck with registration number, Plateau AA 462 QAP, driven by a 50-year-old Danlami Dodo, coming from Onitsha, Anambra, with Abuja, FCT as destination, was intercepted at a patrol point in Lokoja.
According to him, upon a search, the following psychoactive substances were discovered,  packed in sacks and cartons:
“1,975 bottles of Cough Syrup with Codeine, weighing 282kg; 199 packets of Exol-5 tablets, weighing 75.4kg; 250 packets of Diazepam tablets weighing 15.4kg;
“Cannabis Sativa weighing 5.9kg; and one packet of Ketamine injection, all weighing 378.7kilograms,” he said.
Babafemi said that a Toyota Hiace bus,  with registration number Lagos MUS 716 XK, coming from Ojota, Lagos to Abuja was stopped and searched at the Lokoja patrol point.
He said that six kilograms of Arizona was found sealed in cartons and stuffed in a white sack.
“In Rivers ,  one Obey James was arrested during a raid with 4.2grams of heroin; 1.9grams of cocaine and 5.4grams of methamphetamine.
“While in Niger , two suspects; Eze John and Michael Ifediegwu were arrested along Zungeru-Tegina road with 18kg of Exol,  5; 2kg of Tramadol and 1000 ampoules of pentazocine injection, all going to Kontagora in the state.
“In Kano, a drug dealer, Chiduzie Ibegbunam, was arrested with 16.8grams of cocaine and 0.6grams of heroin, while 158,000 monetary exhibit was recovered from him, when his joint was raided”.