The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 5, 653,000 pills of tramadol 250mg and exol-5 from three suspects in Kano.
This is contained in a statement by the Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja.
While Nura Abdullahi, 38, and Tahir Muhammad Mukhtar, 42, were arrested at Bacharawa area of Kano with 5, 404,000 pills of tramadol 250mg on Sunday 14th January, Yusuf Umar, 50, was nabbed at Gadar Tamburawa area of the state the previous day Saturday 13th January with 249,000 tablets of exol-5 by NDLEA operatives.
In Lagos State, two suspects: Ali Abubakar and Murtala Sani, were arrested at Ojodu Berger area on Tuesday 16th January with 110 kg of cannabis sativa while 69 kgs of the same substance was recovered from the hideout of a fleeing suspect in Akerele, Surulere same day.