The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized illicit drugs valued at over ₦3.2 billion in separate operations at Port Harcourt and Apapa ports, according to the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
Major Seizures
- Port Harcourt Port (Onne, Rivers State) – May 14
- Drugs Seized:
- 3,000,000 pills of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol Royal 225mg
- Street Value: ₦2.1 billion
- Method: Intercepted during a joint container examination with NDLEA, Nigeria Customs Service, and other agencies.
- Drugs Seized:
- Apapa Port (Lagos) – May 13
- Drugs Seized:
- 169,800 bottles of Codeine Syrup
- Street Value: ₦1.1 billion
- Concealment: Hidden in a container declared to contain car parts and accessories from India.
- Drugs Seized:
Other Operations
- Courier Interception – Lagos, May 16
- Drugs Seized: 250 grams of cocaine
- Concealment: Hidden in female headgear
- Destination: Australia
- Conducted by: Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI)
- Firearm Interception – Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, May 16
- Suspect: 29-year-old Ismail Isah
- Items Seized:
- AK-47 rifle
- 2 magazines
- Concealment: Hidden in a sack of maize
- Next Steps: Suspect to be transferred to appropriate security agency
- Jalingo, Taraba State – May 15
- Suspect: Shafiu Ismail, 22
- Drugs Seized: 5,350 pills of tramadol and diazepam
- Garki LGA, Jigawa State – May 15
- Suspect: Tijjani Mohammed, 35
- Drugs Seized: 198 kg of skunk (cannabis)
