Saturday, June 15, 2024 - The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 230,600 tablets of Tramadol and arrested 106 suspects in the state.
The Commander, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad,
disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Kano.
“The Command between June 10 and June 13, in
its operation ahead of Eid-el Kabir celebration, intercepted 230,600 Tramadol
tablets along Zaria-Kano road.
The Kano State Command of the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 230,600 tablets of Tramadol and
arrested 106 suspects in the state.
The Commander, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad,
disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Kano.
“The Command between June 10 and June 13, in
its operation ahead of Eid-el Kabir celebration, intercepted 230,600 Tramadol
tablets along Zaria-Kano road.
“The operations, mandated by the
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohammed
Buba-Marwa, in curbing the menace of drug abuse in Nigeria, resulted to the
arrest,” Idris-Ahmad said.
He disclosed that the agency also arrested
106 male suspects, among which 11 were identified as major drug dealers.
He said, “The suspects were arrested at
various drug joints in Sani Abacha Stadium, Karkasara, Sani Abacha Youth
Center, Dorayi, Dan-Agundi graveyard, Brigade Mini Stadium and the infamous
Filin Idi drug den.
“The exhibits recovered include: Cannabis
sativa, rubber solution, suck and die, exol tablets, codeine syrup and some
other illicit substances.
“These illicit substances were intended for
distribution and use during the Eid -el Kabir celebrations.”
According to him, the NDLEA Kano Command is
committed to eradicating the scourge of drug abuse and trafficking.
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