The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 230,600 tablets of Tramadol and arrested 106 suspects.
Commander Abubakar Idris-Ahmad disclosed this to the press on Saturday in Kano. He stated that the operation, conducted between June 10 and June 13 ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, intercepted the Tramadol tablets along the 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.
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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
