NDLEA arrests wanted kingpin, another Saudi-bound trafficker with cocaine in sandals, recovers 4kg cocaine soaked in towels from Brazilian returnee; nabs cripple drug dealer, others over 5.8 tons of skunk.
Nigeria’s NDLEA boss, Brig. Gen. Marwa (Retd) has thrown more light on its partnership with the Police Nationale (RAID) of France and commended its support, especially in the areas of training and equipment.
NDLEA operatives arrests widow enroute Saudi with cocaine in footwears at Lagos Airport, intercepts 5.6kg cocaine, meth heading to Australia, Cyprus at courier firms; skunk, ecstasy tabs concealed in yam tubers; cannabis drinks imported from Belgium.
NDLEA Chairman/CEO Buba Marwa has enlightened parents and other stakeholders on how they can help to tackle the menace of drug abuse, which has assumed pandemic proportions among Nigerian youths, as he hails the UNODC, EU, ECOWAS for training on controlled delivery for NDLEA officers, others.
NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron and woman linked to Pakistani cocaine syndicate, recovers over 7.7tons of cannabis, arrests 20 suspects in Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Edo raids; intercepts 497,900 tramadol 225mg pills at Lagos airport.
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“ Symptoms for fentanyl exposure and/or overdose include pinpoint pupils, falling asleep or losing consciousness, slow and shallow breathing, choking or gurgling sounds, limp body, and pale, blue, or cold skin,” the NDLEA stated.
The NDLEA said its operatives have arrested two ladies and two men wanted in connection with over 16,000 kilogrammes of illicit drugs intercepted in Lagos, Abuja and the Netherlands, and others in Edo, Kano, Ondo, Bauchi and Akwa Ibom States.
The NDLEA has announced the arrest of a pregnant woman, a nursing mother and a 200-level female university undergraduate and 25 other suspects during interdiction operations across 12 states of Nigeria; namely: Yobe, Ondo, Edo, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Jigawa, Kogi, Adamawa, Kaduna, Kwara, Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its operatives have foiled desperate attempts by a tramadol drug cartel to smuggle into Nigeria over 2,465,000 tablets of the pharmaceutical opioid in 225mg and 250mg, weighing 2,356kgs with an estimated street value of N1,040,000,000 through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos.
