The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a container of 4, 996, 200 capsules of Tramadol weighing 2,498.2kg at the Onne port, Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday.
The seizure of the illicit drugs concealed in 1,387 cartons on Tuesday, 18th May, 2021 followed a joint examination by NDLEA operatives and personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service on a container marked MRKU 0764717.
Babafemi said the container had since been on the Agency’s watch list.