Taraba: NDLEA Intercepts 164,750 Tablets Of Tramadol

The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 164,750 tablets of tramadol and other illicit drugs in Taraba State.

This was even as the agency seized the drugs from two suspects known as Henry Abuchi and Daniel Ugwoke.

Spokesperson of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said on Sunday in Abuja, that 96 compressed blocks of Indian hemp weighing 82kg and concealed inside jumbo bags of cassava flour were also recovered at Basket Market, Asaba, Delta State.

He pointed out that operatives also recovered 45 blocks of compressed Indian hemp weighing 23kg on the Okene-Abuja Highway in Kogi on March 21 from one Abubakar Muhammad.

Muhammad was travelling in a bus that took off from Lagos enroute Maiduguri when he was arrested.

In addition, a female drug dealer, Mrs Kudirat Bello was arrested at Igbesa in Ogun on March 20 with different quantities of methamphetamine, Indian hemp, rophynol and N119, 600 monetary exhibits.

Babafemi disclosed that more than 1,000kg of Indian hemp were recovered from three suspects – Bolaji Adesina, Femi Ojo and Jamiu Useni- during a raid at Mushin in Lagos State.

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