By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in raid operations, recovered 2,360,000 pills of high-potency tramadol 225mg and 1,909,400 bottles of codeine syrup with a combined street value of N16,927,200,000.00, from three illicit drug warehouses hidden in a residential estate in Okota, Lagos.
Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy of NDLEA, in a Statement, indicated that the high stakes intelligence coordinated operations were conducted on Friday, 17th April, 2026, at 98 Olukayode Awofisayo Street, Park View Estate, Ago Palace, Okota, where a large warehouse was uncovered and two others at 5 Charles Ndumetu Street, Park View Estate, Ago Palace, Okota, Lagos State.
Babafemi affirmed that recovered from the three warehouses were 19,094 cartons containing 1,909,400 bottles of codeine syrup and 2,360,000 pills of high-potency tramadol 225mg pills in another 34 cartons.
Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa, Rtd, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, said the successful operations have dealt a staggering blow to the heart of the pharmaceutical drug black market, leading to the dismantling of a major drug syndicate in the country.
Marwa expressed his profound pride in the operatives involved, describing the seizure as a monumental victory in the ongoing fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria.
According to him, “The scale of this recovery, nearly 4.3 million units of lethal substances, is a testament to the fact that our officers are staying several steps ahead of these merchants of death.”
