CODEINE

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Zamfara State Command, has intercepted a truck loaded with 1,503.044 kilograms of illicit drugs. The State Commander, Gabriel Adamu, disclosed this at a press conference in Tsafe town on…

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a 40-ft container loaded with Tramadol and other banned medicines at Brawal Terminal in Lagos state. NDLEA Chairman, Col. Muhammad Abdallah (Retd) confirmed the interception…

Police in Apapa Area Command of Lagos State have intercepted a 40-foot container laden with drugs suspected to be tramadol and codeine. The container was intercepted on water and taken to a bonded terminal in Apapa. A team of…

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday said no fewer than 2.5 million bottles of codeine had been recalled from circulation across the country by the Federal Government. The Minister made this known in Abuja when the…

Nigeria will have a generation of mad people in the next 20 years if the issue of drug abuse and trafficking are not addressed, according to Drug-Free Arewa Campaign Movement. Lead Convener of the movement, Ibrahim Yusuf, made the…

A fake pharmacist and drug dealer, Nura Aliyu, has been arrested in possession of six cartons equivalent to 300 bottles of codeine syrup and about 142 empty packs sold in Katsina State. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mohammed…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), reportedly intercepted a truckload of Codeine syrup disguised as malaria tablets yesterday, in Funtua, Katsina State. The seized drugs also led to the…