The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives at Apapa seaport, Lagos, uncovered and seized 31,750,000 pills of 240mg Voltron, a controlled opioid concealed in a container and dismantled cross-border drug networks supplying illegal substances in Nigeria
According to a statement by the agency, the shipment, originating from India, was falsely labelled as diclofenac sodium tablets.
The statement reads: “Thirty-one million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand (31,750,000) pills of 240mg Voltron, a controlled opioid, packaged and concealed in a container imported from India, as diclofenac sodium 100mg tablets,”
The discovery was made during a joint inspection of the container with Customs Service officers and other security agencies.
The operation also resulted in the arrest of key cartel leaders and the seizure of drugs valued at billions of Naira.
Cartel crackdown
- The NDLEA operatives apprehended six prominent figures linked to large-scale narcotics trafficking.
- The…