Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 7.5 tramadol pills at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the attempt by a syndicate to smuggle the drugs into the country through the NAHCO import shed of the airport were frustrated by NDLEA officers with the cooperation of men of the Nigeria customs.
He said the consignment was taken into custody on December 22 and came onboard Turkish airline with no country of manufacture or origin.
The spokesperson said it was the first time such shipment would be seized on a flight coming from Hamburg, Germany.
“The 7.5million tramadol 225mg pills were also specially designed and packaged as tamol-x concealed in 100 big cartons weighing 7,150kg, which arrived the country on 11th December and placed under surveillance until last Friday. Preliminary test of the tablets proved positive to tramadol hydrochloride,” the statement reads.
