{"id":1226,"date":"2026-07-20T10:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:29:15","slug":"ndlea-intercepts-1-63-million-tramadol-pills-hidden-in-trucks-bound-for-kano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/ndlea-intercepts-1-63-million-tramadol-pills-hidden-in-trucks-bound-for-kano\/","title":{"rendered":"NDLEA INTERCEPTS 1.63 MILLION TRAMADOL PILLS HIDDEN IN TRUCKS BOUND FOR KANO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ndlea.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ndlea.png 500w, https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ndlea-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted one point sixty three million pills of tramadol concealed in specially fabricated compartments of two articulated trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, the intelligence-led operation followed the seizure of five hundred and fifty eight thousand,&nbsp; nine-hundred tramadol pills recovered from a truck on the same route barely a week earlier, bringing the total number of tramadol pills intercepted from the syndicate in recent operations to more than two point eighteen million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also revealed that one of the trucks, which was headed for Kano, was intercepted on July 2 along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second truck was tracked and intercepted on the same expressway on July 4 while also en route to Kano.<br>He said officers recovered seven hundred and seventy seven thousand pills of tramadol concealed in a similar compartment beneath the trailer\u2019s cargo floor and arrested another driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted one point sixty three million pills of tramadol concealed in specially 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