An Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, and three of his Nigerian accomplices have been arrested by operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) on allegations of drug trafficking in reference to the seizure of over two million capsules of tramadol intercepted on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
The tramadol cargo, containing 2,248,000 capsules valued at N3.99 billion, was disguised as multivitamins in 114 cartons and imported from Delhi, India, arriving on September 8.
NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a press release, stated officers monitored the consignment and intercepted a clearing agent and two drivers making an attempt to maneuver the cargo on September 11. Gupta was later arrested when he sought to take supply of the consignment.
Reacting to the event, the Chairman and Chief Government Officer (CCEO) of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd), stated, “This is without doubt one of the largest tramadol seizures we’ve made. The cargo underscores the continued risk posed by drug traffickers.”
In one other raid, the NDLEA on September 7 intercepted one Onyeganochi Stanley Ifeanyi on the airport after he was discovered with 900 grams of skunk hid in crayfish.
He was stated to have been given the bag of crayfish by a Qatar-based Nigerian, recognized as Ohadiegwu Anthony Uchenna.
Uchenna was additionally arrested following Onyeganochi’s confession, and extra medication have been present in his lodge room.
At Tincan Port, the NDLEA recovered 161 parcels of Canadian Loud hashish weighing 81.7kg and 1.2kg of cannabis oil from a container of auto spare components.
Two suspects, John Ochigbo and Okeke Kingsley, have been taken into custody in reference to the seizure.
The company additionally intercepted a batch of methamphetamine hid in an image body and Loud hidden in video gamers at courier corporations in Lagos, in addition to the seizure of over 6,000 bottles of skuchies, a cannabis-based drink, from a manufacturing unit in Ikorodu.
Commending his officers’ efforts, Marwa stated, “I urge all instructions to take care of our balanced method to drug management.”
In the meantime, the NDLEA stated that it continues its Conflict In opposition to Drug Abuse (WADA) initiatives, focusing on colleges, group centres, and locations of worship.
The assertion incorporates claims that a number of arrests and drug seizures have been reported throughout Nigeria, marking vital progress within the ongoing struggle towards drug trafficking and substance abuse.
