The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized large quantities of illicit drugs and arrested several suspects in operations across Kano, Lagos, Bauchi, Niger, Edo, Ondo, Taraba, Oyo and Delta states.

The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, detailing a series of intelligence-led operations targeting drug trafficking and substance abuse.

In Warri, Delta State, operatives arrested a suspect with thousands of pharmaceutical opioids, including 29,350 tramadol capsules, 6,620 tablets of tramadol 200mg, 4,116 bottles of codeine syrup, 11,340 Rohypnol tablets and 3,500 diazepam tablets.

The seizure also included ampoules of pentazocine and diazepam injections, as well as quantities of tramadol 225mg, Molly and Cocodamol.

The suspect was transferred from the Nigeria Police Force alongside a white Hummer bus.In a separate operation at Enhere Junction, Warri, a 46-year-old physically challenged woman was arrested on October 19 with six kilogrammes of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis.

In Ibadan, Oyo State, NDLEA operatives arrested a 41-year-old suspect on October 19 after he allegedly escaped arrest during an earlier operation on September 16, when officers seized 197.8 kilogrammes of cannabis from his residence.

The agency also arrested a suspect in the Gerawa area of Kano on October 22 and recovered 159 blocks of cannabis weighing 97.2 kilogrammes.

At the Lankaviri checkpoint in Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State, another suspect was arrested on October 23 with 95 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 60.175 kilogrammes.

Beyond the seizures and arrests, the agency said its commands and formations continued public sensitisation under its War Against Drug Abuse initiative, reaching schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities.

Babafemi quoted the NDLEA Chairman, retired Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, as commending officers and men of the affected state commands for their vigilance, professionalism, diligence and intelligence-driven operations.

Marwa urged personnel across the country to sustain their efforts against drug trafficking and substance abuse.