Two billion tramadol pills seized in 18 months – NDLEA

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Photo: NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has disclosed that it seized more than two billion pills of tramadol within the last 18 months.

The Chairman of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed this on Thursday during a familiarisation tour of the Lekki Free Trade Zone and Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos.

Marwa said the seizures were made through coordinated operations and intelligence sharing with international partners, particularly authorities in India and Pakistan.

He said, “Within the last 18 months, we have seized more than two billion pills of tramadol through coordinated operations and intelligence sharing with our international partners, especially in India and Pakistan.”