Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in continuation of their offensive action against drug syndicates in a nationwide crackdown, have dismantled an opioids cartel in an intelligence-led operation during which a baron, Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu and five members of his gang were arrested with illicit substances worth over N6.7 billion recovered from their secret warehouse in a residential estate in Lagos .
NDLEA said, “The arrest followed credible intelligence that the drug trafficking organization (DTO) was about distributing over 7.2 million pills of tramadol 225mg and 526,200 bottles (52.6 million mls) of codeine syrup warehoused in a residential compound located at 23 Sunny Billa East Street, Bucknor, Isheri area of Isolo, Lagos state, ahead of the Christmas festive season.
“Officers of a Special Operations Unit of NDLEA led a well-coordinated operation between Wednesday
