The Head of Public Affairs for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, Jonah Achema says the agency has intercepted 1.6 kilograms tramadol and flunitrazepam.
In a statement on Tuesday, Achema also said some drugs which were destined for Turkey, were seized from one Michael Ejionye Chukwuka during the outward clearance of passengers boarding the Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul.
The statement reads: “The seizures are made up of 1.250 kilograms of tramadol and 350 grams of flunitrazepam and were concealed in two ‘Ghana-must-go bags.
“The tramadol are in 200, 225, 250 milligrams which are above the 100-milligram threshold permissible for legitimate use, anything above which is illegal.
“I don’t know the woman. But Paul, her husband in Warri, Delta, gave the consignment to one man to bring to me at the airport.
“He travelled to Nigeria in March and got trapped by the COVID-19 pandemic during which period, he equally became cash-strapped and had to reach out to friends to enable him validate his return-ticket.”
The commander also noted that the seizure is coming less than one week after the resumption of international flights, which was a clear indication that drug traffickers are desperate.
“But we are equally determined. Most importantly, we need to be extra-vigilant because smuggling tramadol to Turkey is strange and there is an emerging tramadol market in some of these countries,” he added.
