No less than 23 packets of tramadol worth N1.8 billion brought into the nation from India and Pakistan were detected and seized by the Nigeria Customs Service.
According to the ANAEDOONLINE, the drug was recovered by the NCS’s Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Command.
At a media conference on the command’s first quarter actions on Wednesday at the MMA, Compt. Mohammed Yusuf, the command’s Customs Area Controller, said the tramadol recovered was beyond the legal limit for importation into the country.
He said that the drugs entered the country in 22 packets of 225mg tramadol and 12 packets of 120mg from the shed of the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company Limited and Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited.
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Yusuf added that the seized drugs will be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for further action.
He said, “Through credible intelligence, the command recorded seizures of packages of pharmaceutical products that included 22 packets of 225mg of tramadol and 12 packets of 120mg of tramadol they were concealed and imported into the country through India and Pakistan.
“The above seizures were recorded based on intelligence-driven operations within the airport. The total Duty Paid Value (DPV), of the seizure stood at N1.8 billion.”
“The Tramadol tablets in our custody have been scheduled for handing over to the commander of Narcotics, MMA, command of NDLEA in the spirit of inter-agency collaboration. This will further strengthen our collaboration in safeguarding our youths from the use of harmful substances which could endanger their lives and the environment. We shall intensify effort in making our communities a safer place for all of us to live.”
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