The agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi in a communique on Sunday, explained that the 41-year-old suspect who was arrested on Wednesday, 25th August 2021, upon his arrival on board an Ethiopian Airline flight 911 from Kigali via Addis Ababa, was taken in for secondary check during which he tested positive to ingestion of the illicit substance.

NDLEA informed further that while under observation, he excreted 87 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.884 kilograms.

Ibeh, who imports clothes for sale, hails from Owerrizikeala village in Orumba Local Government Area of Anambra state.

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa lauded the resilience of the officers and for the latest arrests and seizures.

Marwa, however charged them to intensify their efforts in the fight against drug trafficking and abuse.

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Okeke Chijioke (44), a major illicit drug kingpin in Anambra state has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA).

His arrest on Saturday 10th July 2021 followed credible intelligence and surveillance, which confirmed he stocked his warehouse located  at 3 Atunya street, Maryland estate, Nkwelle, Oyi Local Government Area of the State, with Tramadol branded as Tarkadol.

After a search of his warehouse, 548,000 tablets of Tarkadol weighing 302.500 kilograms were recovered, with the suspect accepting ownership of the substances recovered.

According to the NDLEA, a preliminary investigation has established that Tarkadol is a brand of Tramadol that has just been introduced into the market to evade attention.

“The substance has also tested positive to amphetamine. The drug was equally labeled 100mg pain reliever on its packs to avoid scrutiny, while laboratory tests confirmed it’s a 225mg drug.

“It was further discovered that the drug was manufactured in India and smuggled into Nigeria without NAFDAC number or certification. During the search on the warehouse, a double-barrel pump gun with 3 live cartridges, which license expired in 2019, was also discovered and recovered,” NDLEA in a communique on Sunday said.

Also, the Benue State Command of the Agency while on road patrol in Apir village on 14th July intercepted and seized 28,400 capsules of tramadol from one Dankawu Madaki, who hails from Misah LG, Bauchi state.

The suspects are expected to be charged to court as soon as proper investigations have been completed.

Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) lauded the officers and men of the Anambra and Benue State Commands for sustaining the offensive action in the ongoing efforts to mop up illicit drugs from every community in all parts of Nigeria, charging them to remain unrelenting in the discharge of their duties.

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