DRUG LAW AGENCY UNCOVERS 12 CONTAINERS WITH 340MILLION TRAMADOL TABLETS
The agency spokesperson said the drugs were brought to Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for search based on the agency’s reasonable suspicion of the containers containing Tramadol, stating further that the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) on Wednesday dropped 28 of 62 containers slated for search, among which 12 of them were been found to contain tramadol.
He added, “The search is still ongoing. Tramadol is a pharmaceutical drug which has been subject of abuse by the populace. In one single operation in November last year, the agency intercepted 160 million tablets of Tramadol at the Apapa port which ranged from 220 to 250 milligrams. They were imported from India using false documents in the name of an unregistered company,” .
Penpushing also reports that, the Chairman of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) Muhammad Abdallah, said, it is doubtful that this influx of Tramadol is for legitimate use.
“Tramadol, which is a derivative of Opiate is for post-surgery application but even if everybody in Nigeria undergoes surgery every year, we do not need the quantity that enters our country. It only suggests their diversion for illicit use,” he said.
