NDLEA seizes N3.4bn drugs, arrests man posing as police officer

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized drugs worth over N3.4 billion in operations across several states and the Federal Capital Territory. The seized drugs include over 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids, as well as about 6,000kg of cannabis.

According to Punch Nigeria, 1,200 parcels of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing 603.75kg and valued at N1.81bn, were intercepted at the Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos. The shipment, which arrived from Montreal, Canada, on September 12, was placed under intensive monitoring following intelligence received by the agency.

In Delta State, a 49-year-old man, Innocent Ekpe, was arrested by NDLEA operatives for allegedly impersonating a senior police officer to evade scrutiny at checkpoints while transporting illicit drugs. Ekpe was arrested along the Benin-Onitsha Expressway in Asaba, with 292.48kg of skunk concealed in his vehicle, as reported by Punch Nigeria.

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