By Anifowoshe Oladipupo
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in Kano have arrested a 29-year-old man found in possession of 7,000 capsules of Tramadol.
The suspect was intercepted on Saturday along the Zaria-Kano Road at Kwanar Dangora while traveling from Lagos, according to the command’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari.
The drugs, weighing 4.1 kilograms, were concealed inside a 20-litre jerrycan in an attempt to evade detection.
Kano State Commander of NDLEA, Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, commended his operatives for their vigilance and reaffirmed the command’s resolve to rid the state of illicit substances.
He also acknowledged the support of the agency’s Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.).
The NDLEA described the arrest as a significant success in its ongoing war against drug trafficking and abuse.
