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NDLEA Intercepts N16.1bn Opioids, Codeine From Lagos Raids

by Ejike Ejike
11 months ago
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a total of 25,000,000.00 pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol and 350,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Tincan port complex in Lagos.

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The seizures were made on Tuesday, September 17 and Friday, September 20, 2024 from three containers which had been on the watchlist of the NDLEA following processed intelligence.

NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said in a statement that: “the 25 million pills of tapentadol have an estimated street value of N13,725,000,000.00 while the codeine consignment has an estimated street value of N2,450,000,000.00, bringing the total value of the seizures to N16,175,000,000.00.

“The tapentadol consignment packed in 500 cartons was discovered in one of the containers on Tuesday, September 17, while another container examined same day contained 175,000 bottles of Barcadin cough syrup with codeine packed in 875 cartons.

“The third container containing 175,000 bottles of CSC cough syrup with codeine was examined on Friday, September 20.”

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Meanwhile, operatives of the Lagos State Strategic Command of the NDLEA, on Friday September 20, arrested an 80-year-old grandfather, Pa Aremu Shojobi with 14 kilograms of cannabis at his home in Iyana Ipaja area of the state.

The NDLEA said in his statement the Octogenarian claimed he has been in the business of selling illicit drugs for 25 years.

He further claimed he gets his supplies from Benin Republic and sells to his customers from his residence between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. every day.

In the same vein, NDLEA operatives in Lagos on Wednesday September 18, raided the two homes of a community leader and Sarkin Yamma of Badagry West LCDA, Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Talba, where a total of 226kg of cannabis was recovered from his two wives and son.

The NDLEA said though Alhaji Talba is currently at large, a search of his house in Ashipa area of Seme Badagry led to the recovery of 93 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 57.6kg from his first wife, Asma’u Bashiru, 35, and son, Sadat Bashiru, 22. In comparison, another search of his house in the Aketegbo area of Seme Badagry led to the seizure of 302 compressed blocks of cannabis weighing 168.6kg from his second wife, Hauwa Bashir, 42.

 


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