NDLEA seizes 7.6m tramadol pills, 76,273kg cannabis in nationwide crackdown

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized over 7.6 million tramadol pills and more than 76,000 kilograms of cannabis, including Colorado, Loud, and Skunk, in intelligence-led operations across Nigeria.

The agency also disclosed that several suspects linked to the drug trafficking networks behind the consignments have been arrested.

According to a statement released on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, 3,874,000 tramadol pills (225mg and 100mg) and 252.2 litres of codeine syrup were recovered on December 6 from a warehouse at Oko Market, Asaba, Delta State.

He added that 1.2 million tramadol 225mg tablets were intercepted on December 3 from a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Kelechi Nwakocha along the Onitsha–Owerri Road in Imo State.