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Nigeria: NDLEA intercepts N16.1bn opioids in Lagos — Africa Links 24

Nigeria: NDLEA intercepts N16.1bn opioids in Lagos — Africa Links 24

Africa Links 24 with Rayyan Alhassan
Published on 2024-09-22 14:16:46

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 25 million  pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol and 350,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16.1bn at the Tincan port complex in Lagos.

The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

Mr Babafemi said that the seizures were made on Tuesday September 17 and Friday, September 20 from three containers which had been on the watchlist of the agency following…

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