- The vehicle’s occupant, Mala Tijjani, was apprehended during the operation
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reported the interception of a vehicle transporting 40 blocks of cannabis from Geidam LGA in Yobe state to Niger Republic.
Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA spokesperson, revealed in a Sunday statement that the consignment was en route to the Gagamari area of Niger Republic.
The vehicle’s occupant, Mala Tijjani, was apprehended during the operation. Additionally, on March 5, operatives seized 42 cartons containing 8,400 bottles of codeine syrup, weighing 1,260 kilograms, from a driver on Katsina road, Kaduna.
“Operatives at Geidam in Yobe state intercepted a Golf 3 salon car heading to Gagamari in Niger republic, where the occupant, Alhaji Mala Tijjani, 28, was to deliver 40 blocks of cannabis weighing 24.5kg to another dealer,” the statement reads.
“While 42 cartons containing 8,400 bottles of codeine syrup weighing 1,260 kilograms were recovered from a driver, Mutari Ya’u, 29, at Katsina road, Kaduna on Tuesday 5th March.
“In Kano state, Nura Yusuf, 35, was arrested with 62kg cannabis at Gadar Tamburawa area, where Abubakar Sani, 40, was also nabbed with 244 bottles of codeine syrup, while Mohammad Alkali, 28, was found with 49, 800 pills of tramadol along Kano-Maiduguri road, on Thursday 7th March.
“In the same vein, NDLEA operatives in Borno state have arrested a 70-year-old grandfather, Mallam Mai Gemu Adam and 65-year-old Yamama Musa for drug trafficking. They were arrested on Saturday 9th March along with 24-year-old Abubakar Ya’u and Babagana Abubakar Ali, 28, in Maiduguri and Gamboru-Ngala respectively while 32,000 ampoules of tramadol injection were recovered from them.”
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