{
  "id": 18764712,
  "title": "Kano task force seizes 3.18m suspected pregabalin capsules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/kano-task-force-seizes-3-18m-suspected-pregabalin-capsules",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T18:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/kano-task-force-seizes-3-18m-suspected-pregabalin-capsules/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has seized approximately 3,180,000 capsules suspected to be Pregabalin. According to Punch Nigeria, the seizure took place in the Sabon Gari area of Fagge Local Government Area.\n\nDaily Trust reports that the operation occurred less than 24 hours after the Rapid Response Squad was commissioned by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Acting on intelligence from a Task Force Command and Call Centre reporting platform, operatives searched a residential apartment at No. 13 Apple Avenue, Normansland, in Sabon Gari.\n\nDuring the operation, authorities arrested a 34-year-old man identified as Gregory Ogbuji. Daily Trust states that Ogbuji is suspected to be associated with SEEMARK PHARMA LTD and has been charged under Section 249 of the Penal Code.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Kano Task Force Seizes 3.18m Pregabalin Capsules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/kano-task-force-seizes-3-18m-pregabalin-capsules",
        "published": "2026-11-07T17:05:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Kano task force seizes 3.18m suspected pregabalin capsules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/kano-task-force-seizes-3-18m-suspected-pregabalin-capsules-18765695",
        "published": "2026-11-07T17:43:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}