The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have intensified their partnership in a renewed effort to combat the smuggling of tramadol, codeine-based syrups, and other opioids into Nigeria from India.

This decision emerged from a high-level virtual meeting held on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, between NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), and the Director General of India’s NCB, Mr. Anurag Garg. Senior officials from both anti-narcotics agencies were also in attendance.

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