Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have seized 10,534 kilograms (10.534 tonnes) of Ghanaian Loud, a strain of cannabis in Ajah area of the state and 11 vehicles were seized from a drug cartel.
The recovered vehicles include: I Ivecotruck marked KRD 522 YE; Toyota sienna marked AAA 338 GL; Toyota sienna marked AAA 308 EP; Toyota sienna marked FKJ 381 JC; Nissan bus marked EKY 846 YG; Mercedes bus marked EPE 743 XT; an unmarked Iveco J5 bus; Toyota sienna marked LSD 744 GP; Toyota highlander SUV marked KTU 280 FN; Toyota sienna marked AAA 333 GH and Toyota sienna marked FKJ 208 HV.
In another raid at Ago Palace way area of the state on Friday, March 22, 2024, a suspect, Miracle Obi was arrested with 1,006 ampoules of pentazocine injection; 50 tablets of tramadol 225mg; 89 bottles of codeine syrup and 2,360 ampoules of Diazepam injection while another suspect, Kareem Mustapha was Tuesday, March 19, 2024 nabbed along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway with 25,000 pills of tramadol and 5,900 ampoules of pentazocine injection.
The director of media and advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement said Rabiu Husseini, 27, was arrested with 34kg cannabis along Gwagwalada/Abuja highway on his way from Lagos to Katsina state.
He stated that in Edo and Ondo state, the agency seized over 44,948.1 kilograms (44.9 tonnes) of illicit drugs and arrests of eight suspects and 11 vehicles owned by the drug cartels seized.
