The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency disclosed on Sunday that its operatives intercepted a substantial amount of illicit substances in multiple operations across the country.
The agency successfully confiscated 14.5 tons of Ghanaian Loud in Lagos, apprehended individuals involved in the trade, and recovered a large quantity of tramadol pills.
NDLEA operatives also intercepted two trucks and a J5 bus loaded with 14,524.8 kilograms of the potent strain of cannabis sativa, known as Ghanaian Loud, smuggled into Lagos from Ghana.
The vehicles were intercepted at Ojuelegba area in the early hours of Sunday, January 28, 2024.
NDLEA spokesperson stated, “In the process of blocking the vehicles, two of the drivers jumped off on motion while the third driver, 66-year-old Nasiru Ojomu, who works with wanted Akala, Mushin-based drug baron, Suleiman Jimoh (alias Olowo Idi Ogede, also known as Temo) was arrested.”
“In the last three years, NDLEA operatives have seized several shipments of the same psychoactive substance worth billions of naira linked to Temo. The wanted drug lord has since gone into hiding while the Agency continues the manhunt for him,” the statement added.
NDLEA’s operations extended beyond Lagos, with arrests made in various states.
In Idumota, Lagos, three suspects, Joseph Joshua, Muhammed Adamu, and Balarabe Musa, were apprehended for burgling a sealed warehouse and loading 546,700 pills of tramadol and other opioids.
In Kaduna, a male deaf and dumb suspect was arrested at Samaru area with 150 grams of cannabis, and another suspect, Ibrahim Sani, 56, was found in possession of 51 kilograms of the same substance in Tirkaniya area.
Further operations in Abuja, Katsina, Kogi, Ondo, and Nasarawa resulted in the arrests of individuals involved in drug trafficking, with significant quantities of tramadol, cannabis, and other opioids seized.
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the arrests and seizures across multiple commands.
He urged officers nationwide to remain vigilant and double their efforts in combating both drug supply reduction and d
