The Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) operatives at Apapa seaport, Lagos, uncovered and seized 31,750,000 tablets of 240mg Voltron, a managed opioid hid in a container and dismantled cross-border drug networks supplying unlawful substances in Nigeria
In line with an announcement by the company, the cargo, originating from India, was falsely labelled as diclofenac sodium tablets.
The invention was made throughout a joint inspection of the container with Customs Service officers and different safety businesses.
The assertion reads: “Thirty-one million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand (31,750,000) tablets of 240mg Voltron, a managed opioid, packaged and hid in a container imported from India, as diclofenac sodium 100mg tablets,”
The operation additionally resulted within the arrest of key cartel leaders and the seizure of medicine valued at billions of Naira.
“Intelligence gathered revealed that some psychoactive substances together with tramadol have been typically sourced by Ibrahim Bawuro and Ibrahim Najib from a infamous drug supplier in Onitsha: Nelson Udechukwu Anayo and thereafter packed and hid in automobiles within the premises of Ezeh Amaechi Martin, an affiliate of Udechukwu,” the company acknowledged.
This community, originating from Onitsha, Anambra State, has been recognized as a key provider of medicine to each Nigerian and Cameroonian terrorist factions.
A number of high-impact operations have been executed throughout states, resulting in substantial drug seizures:
NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), praised officers nationwide for his or her dedication and teamwork.
Amid these operations, NDLEA continued its advocacy below the Battle Towards Drug Abuse (WADA) initiative. All through the week, NDLEA officers visited varied academic establishments, workplaces, and conventional facilities throughout states, together with Park Royal School in Lagos, Ladigbolu Grammar School in Oyo, and Iman Secondary School in Sokoto to conduct sensitization lectures to boost consciousness on the risks of drug abuse.
