The Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) operatives at Apapa seaport, Lagos, uncovered and seized 31,750,000 capsules of 240mg Voltron, a managed opioid hid in a container and dismantled cross-border drug networks supplying unlawful substances in Nigeria
Based on a press release 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) capsules 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 medication valued at billions of Naira.
“Intelligence gathered revealed that some psychoactive substances together with tramadol had been usually sourced by Ibrahim Bawuro and Ibrahim Najib from a infamous drug seller 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 medication to each Nigerian and Cameroonian terrorist factions.
A number of high-impact operations had 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 beneath the Battle Towards Drug Abuse (WADA) initiative. All through the week, NDLEA officers visited numerous instructional establishments, workplaces, and conventional facilities throughout states, together with Park Royal Faculty in Lagos, Ladigbolu Grammar School in Oyo, and Iman Secondary School in Sokoto to conduct sensitization lectures to lift consciousness on the risks of drug abuse.
