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NDLEA intercepts 4.9m capsules of tramadol in Rivers

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a container carrying about 4,996,200 capsules of tramadol weighing 2,498.2 kilograms at the Onne Port, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the illicit drug which was concealed in 1,387 cartons was seized on Tuesday.

READ ALSO: NDLEA apprehends two with 115kg of cannabis in Rivers

He said the development followed a joint examination of a container marked MRKU 0764717 by NDLEA operatives and their Nigerian Customs Service counterparts.

The spokesman added that the agency operatives also arrested a 42-year-old Muntari Hamidu in Yola, Adamawa State with 13 sacks of Cannabis Sativa weighing 166kg.

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