₦airaland Forum

A haul of codeine and Tramadol hidden in warehouses in Kano State
has been recovered by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, while
a Malian and four Nigerians were arrested in connection with the psychotropic drugs.

The two drugs remain the most commonly abused narcotics by youths in the northern part of the country, the NDLEA had revealed.

The agency’s spokesperson, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said on Friday that 2,592kgs of codeine and 1,988kgs of
Tramadol were recovered from five secret warehouses located within the metropolis by officers of the Kano State command.


“This arrest is part of efforts to
reduce the sales and demand for
psychotropic substances in the
state,” he said.
The Kano State Commander of the
NDLEA, Mr Hamza Umar, identified the
suspects as Ikechukwu Ukwuoma
(34), Nura Ibrahim (30) and Zakari
Muhammadi, a Malian.
According to him, Ukwuoma was
arrested with 2,010kgs of codeine
cough syrup, Ibrahim with 886kg of
Tramadol and Muhammadi with
850kg of Tramadol.
Other suspects, Earnest Asogwa (34),
Ikenna Osuizugba (34), were
apprehended with 582kg of codeine
and 252kg of Tramadol respectively.
The arrests and seizures were said to
have become possible following an
intelligence report about the
activities of the suspects.
“The abuse of
psychotropic drugs like codeine and
Tramadol is prevalent among the
youth and married women in the
state. It is common to see iced
bottles of codeine instead of
beverage drinks in a gathering of
young people,” Hamza stated.
Ukwuoma, a secondary school
certificate holder and father of three,
is one of the major distributors of
codeine cough syrups in the state.
The Imo State indigene told NDLEA
officials that he realised he could
make a lot of money dealing in
codeine more than any other
business.
“The drug sells fast and I was only
interested in the profit because the
price of codeine in Kano is twice the
cost price in the east. I did not know
how the officers discovered my
warehouse where the drugs were
kept,” he said.
Ibrahim who hails from Nasarawa
Local Government Area of Kano State,
also said he was attracted by how
lucrative the sale of the Tramadol
was in the state.
The Malian, Muhammadi, blamed his
friends for his involvement in drugs.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the
NDLEA, Col. Muhammad Mustapha
Abdallah (retd.) said that the agency
will intensify its sensitisation
campaign programmes in the state.
“This is one important way of
reducing the demand and supply for
both codeine and Tramadol tablet by
youths. The agency will continue to
do its best in protecting the health
and future of these youths,” Abdallah
stated.
http://punchng.com/ndlea-nabs-five-4580kg-codeine-tramadol/

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