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Operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA), have once more intercepted a consignment of 175,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup imported from India.
That is coming barely per week after seizing a cargo of the identical variety of codeine-based syrup bottles on the Port Harcourt Ports advanced in Onne, Rivers State.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi stated in a press release on Sunday, that the 2 seizures adopted earlier intelligence, which made the company request that the cargo be stepped down for 100 per cent examination.
“The newest seizure of 875 cartons of codeine containing 175,000 bottles and weighing 26,250kg, was made on Friday June 7, 2024 throughout a joint examination by NDLEA, Customs Service and different safety companies.
“The container marked HASU 4787890 from India was enroute C to C bonded terminal in Enugu,” Babafemi defined.
In the identical vein, NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and Basic Investigation (DOGI) on June 5, intercepted 5 completely different parcels containing illicit medicine hid in girls’ garments and artificial hair going to america and United Kingdom.
Among the seized medicine embrace 620 ampoules of pentazocine injection, promethazine and different opioids.
The drug consignments had been seized at a courier agency in Lagos.
In Kebbi State, NDLEA operatives on patrol alongside Kalgo-Birnin Kebbi Street on Saturday June 8, arrested a 32-year-old Nigerien, Hassan Mummuni with 4,000 drugs of diazepam and 1.250kg hashish, hid in 4 pesticide tanks, whereas operatives in Gombe state similar day arrested Ibrahim Abubakar (aka Alhajiji) at Herwagana, with 6,740 drugs of tramadol and 20,000 tablets of diazepam.
In Bauchi state, NDLEA officers on patrol alongside Ningi-Kano Street on Wednesday, June 5, arrested a 20-year-old girl, Hasana Usman, with 25 blocks of hashish sativa that weighed 28.2kg.
On their half, the anti-narcotics officers in Yobe State nabbed a 42-year-old Ali Mohammed alongside Kano-Potiskum Street with 19,000 drugs of tramadol 225mg hid in a black sack and the suspect’s travelling bag.