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Kano Task Force Seizes 3.18m Pregabalin Capsules

Barely 24 hours after commissioning the Rapid Response Squad, the Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has seized approximately 3,180,000 capsules suspected to be Pregabalin in the Sabon Gari area of Kano. According to a statement issued by Lamara Garba, Secretary, Media and Publicity Committee of the Task Force, the […]

The Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has seized approximately 3,180,000 capsules of suspected Pregabalin in the Sabon Gari area of Kano, following credible intelligence received through one of the Task Force’s reporting platforms. The seizure, which occurred just a day after the Rapid Response Squad was officially launched by the Executive Governor of Kano State, was conducted in a residential apartment at No. 13 Apple Avenue, Normansland, in Fagge Local Government Area.

The suspect, Gregory Ogbuji, a 34-year-old man suspected to be associated with SEEMARK PHARMA LTD, has been arrested and charged under Section 249 of the Penal Code.

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