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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made significant drug seizures at Port Harcourt Ports and Tincan Seaport in Nigeria:
- Port Harcourt Ports:
- Over 13 million pills of opioids, including Tramadol, Tramaking, Tamol-X, Royal Tapentadol, and Carisoprodol, along with more than 338,000 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, were intercepted.
- The drugs, valued at over ₦9 billion, were found in three containers that arrived from India during joint examinations with Nigerian Customs and other port officials on October 2nd and 3rd, 2024.
- Tincan Seaport, Lagos:
- NDLEA officers seized 100 parcels of Canadian Loud, a potent form of synthetic cannabis weighing 50kg, concealed within a container of imported vehicles from Canada.
- A suspect, Abubakar Shuaibu Ibrahim, was arrested in connection with this seizure after tracking the consignment to a warehouse in Ikorodu.
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos:
- Adrienne Munju, a 41-year-old Canadian, was arrested after arriving from Canada with 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, weighing 35.20kg. She confessed to being recruited online to deliver the drugs for $10,000 CAD to fund her master’s degree.
- Taraba State:
- NDLEA operatives intercepted a commercial bus from Onitsha to Jalingo, arresting two suspects, Pako Thomas and Emmanuel Anyigor, for hiding opioids in the vehicle.
- Another suspect, Chibuzor Okafor, was arrested in Wukari with 80 blocks of cannabis weighing 38kg, concealed in bags of garri.
- Lagos:
- Bolanle Ajenifuja was apprehended with 700 liters of “skuchies,” a mixture of local chapman and illicit drugs.
- During a raid on cannabis farms along the Edo-Ondo border, three suspects, Ezekiel Akpele, Elijah Michael, and Goddard John, were arrested, leading to the destruction of over 9,966kg of cannabis and the recovery of 48kg of processed psychoactive substances.
Continued Awareness Campaigns
NDLEA commands nationwide are actively conducting the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) campaign, which includes sensitization programs in schools, religious centers, workplaces, and communities. Recent lectures were held at institutions such as Government Science Secondary School in Katsina, Akanu Ibiam Memorial Seminary School in Ebonyi, and Dominion Secondary School in Akwa Ibom.