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A major illicit drug kingpin in Anambra State, Okeke Chijioke, 44, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.<\/p>\n

The arrest was made known on Sunday by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi.<\/p>\n

He disclosed that 548,000 tablets of tramadol branded as tarkadol were recovered from his warehouse at 3 Atunya Street, Maryland Estate, Nkwelle, Oyi local government area of the state.<\/p>\n

Okeke’s arrest on Saturday, July 10, 2021 followed credible intelligence and surveillance, which confirmed he stocked his warehouse with the illicit drug.<\/p>\n

After the search of his warehouse, 548,000 tablets of tarkadol weighing 302.500 kilograms were recovered.<\/p>\n

According to the agency, the suspect accepted ownership of the substance recovered.<\/p>\n

Preliminary investigation has established that tarkadol is a brand of tramadol that has just been introduced into the market to evade attention.<\/p>\n

The substance has also tested positive to amphetamine.<\/p>\n

The drug was equally labeled 100mg pain reliever on its packs to avoid scrutiny, while laboratory tests confirmed it is a 225mg drug.<\/p>\n

It was further discovered that the drug was manufactured in India and smuggled into Nigeria without NAFDAC number or certification.<\/p>\n

During the search on the warehouse, a double barrel pump action gun with three live cartridges, which licence expired since 2019, was also discovered and recovered.<\/p>\n

This is even as operatives of the Benue State command of the agency on road patrol in Apir Village on July 14, intercepted and seized 28,400 capsules of tramadol from one Dankawu Madaki, who hails from Misah local government area of Bauchi State.<\/p>\n

In a related development, a notorious interstate drug dealer, Godiya Linus, based in Taraba but supplies narcotics to dealers in Adamawa has been arrested in Numan area of the state.<\/p>\n

Godiya, an ex-convict, was in jail between 2012 and 2018 following his conviction on drug related charges.<\/p>\n

A drug dealer, Mohammed Ali, had earlier been arrested on July 10, with 1.150kg of diazepam in Numan.<\/p>\n

A follow up operation led to the arrest of Godiya who supplied Ali, while investigation has since revealed that he is based in Mayolope Village in Lau local government area of Taraba, from where he supplies Jambutu park in Yola and other parts of Numan, using an unregistered boxer motorcycle for distribution.<\/p>\n

Few days after Godiya\u2019s arrest, another dealer, Emmanuel Ishiwu, was said to have been nabbed with different quantities of tramadol, exol-5 and diazepam, totalling 6.103kg also in Numan on 14th July.<\/p>\n

His was said to be followed by the arrest of Muhammadu Garba and Shaibu Haruna with 48.500kg of cannabis in Gurin area of the state on Friday, 16th July 2021.<\/p>\n

Commending the officers and men of the Anambra, Benue and Adamawa state commands for sustaining the offensive action in the ongoing efforts to mop up illicit drugs from every community in all parts of Nigeria, the chairman and chief executive of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), was said to have charged them to remain unrelenting in the discharge of their duties.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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