The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said its operatives have intercepted a consignment of an amphetamine-based drug, Captagon, in Kwara State.
Captagon, an addictive stimulant mostly used in the Middle East, is known for inducing prolonged wakefulness, euphoria and reduced fear.
NDLEA officials.say it is often connected to criminal networks and insurgent groups.
NDLEA stated the interception came after an earlier bust at the Apapa seaport in Lagos.
This was contained in a statement issued by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
The statement stated that the operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu Road on April 21, 2026, intercepted a passenger, Nasiru Mu’azu, 33, in a trailer.
According to the statement, a search led to the recovery of 10 packs of Captagon comprising 10,000 pills, as well as nine packets of Tapentadol 250mg.
In a separate operation at the same patrol point on April 24, NDLEA operatives intercepted another trailer and recovered 155,900 capsules of tramadol, 6,000 ampoules of tramadol injection, 3,000 tablets of co-codamol and 9,000 tablets of bromazepam concealed in a false compartment. A suspect, Aminu Isah, 24, was arrested.
In Oyo State, NDLEA officers intercepted a commercial bus along the Ibadan/Oyo Expressway on April 21. A passenger, Eze Prince Emeka, 33, was subjected to a body scan, which confirmed ingestion of illicit drugs. He later excreted 45 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.043 kilograms over three sessions.
The suspect reportedly intended to transport the drugs to Europe through trans-Saharan routes, using Algeria as a transit point after initial delivery in Sokoto.
In Edo State, NDLEA operatives on April 25 intercepted a truck along the Benin/Lagos expressway carrying 1,196,000 pills of pharmaceutical opioids. Two suspects, Osagie Igbinibo, 43, and Omijie Malik, 44, were arrested. The consignment was reportedly headed to Onitsha, Anambra State.
