Nigeria: NDLEA Seizes N4.6bn Abandoned Illicit Drugs At Lagos Airport

[Leadership] Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 3,900,030 tablets of Tramaking 225mg and Tapentadol 250mg, with a combined gross weight of 2,787.40kg and an estimated street value of over N4.6 billion.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of captagon, popularly known as the “Jihadi drug,” and millions of opioid tablets worth over N6.2bn at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The agency disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by its director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Bab

NDLEA said its search uncovered 47,200 Captagon pills concealed inside the blocks of soap. The agency put the value of the consignment at more than N1.5 billion.