The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has disclosed that it seized more than two billion pills of tramadol within the last 18 months.
The Chairman of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed this on Thursday during a familiarisation tour of the Lekki Free Trade Zone and Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos.
Marwa said the seizures were made through coordinated operations and intelligence sharing with international partners, particularly authorities in India and Pakistan.
He said, “Within the last 18 months, we have seized more than two billion pills of tramadol through coordinated operations and intelligence sharing with our international partners, especially in India and Pakistan.”
The NDLEA boss warned traffickers against using the nation’s ports to move illicit drugs, saying the agency had significantly enhanced surveillance and intelligence capabilities.
He said the agency was working closely with the Nigeria Customs Service, the National Agency for Food and Drug
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