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Customs seize N5b worth of banned tramadol in Lagos (Photos) - Edoman - 08-17-2019 Customs seize N5b worth of banned tramadol in Lagos (Photos) The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted truck-loads of banned drugs including tramadol and other illicit drugs worth N5 billion in Lagos. Joseph Attah, the spokesman for the service conducted newsmen round a warehouse where the trucks of the intercepted items were parked at the Ikeja Training College of the service. Attah said the Comptroller-General of Customs Strike Force in Zone ‘A’ stumbled on the contraband. According to him, the smugglers believe that festive period is a time of merriment and less vigilance, “but our officers intercepted the illicit drugs as the smugglers attempted to move it from Lagos to other parts of the country’’. Quote:“On Aug. 13, at about 2 a.m, operatives of the Headquarters Strike Force Zone A intercepted a truck laden with dreaded codeine, tramadol and other controlled pain killers along Maryland, Ikeja road.He said the warehouse was immediately sealed with a detachment of well armed officers to guard the place. Attah said the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), had already directed a thorough investigation with a view to bringing all those connected to the drugs to justice. He said that evaluation of those intercepted drugs had commenced, adding that a suspect who happened to be the truck driver was apprehended and in custody for judicial process. by Linda Ikeji at 16 |