The Digest:
The NDLEA has dismantled a major opioids cartel, recovering substances worth over N6.7 billion. The operation, rooted in the unseen battle for the nation's soul, led to the arrest of Baron Onyekachi Nwanagu and five accomplices from a secret warehouse in a Lagos residential estate.
Key Points:
- Over 7.2 million pills of tramadol and 52.6 million mL of codeine syrup were seized.
- The drugs were intercepted ahead of the planned Christmas season distribution.
- Arrests were made in coordinated operations across Festac and Isolo, Lagos.
- NDLEA Chairman Marwa described the seizure as a major blow to cartels.
- The operation targeted kingpins and financiers of the illicit drug trade.
- A total of 11 trucks were used to evacuate the substances.
- The agency emphasized its commitment to dismantling drug networks.
Sources: Leadership
