Over 1.7 million pills of Tramadol and other opioids have been intercepted hidden in indomie noodles packs and others at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos as well as in Gombe state.

Also over 600,000 pills of Tramadol weighing 225 milligram coming from Karachi, Pakistan in two separate shipments on Ethiopian Airlines flights were intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, at the SAHCO import shed of the Lagos Airport on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th December, 2022.

Similarly, 5,960 pills of Rohypnol concealed in 60 packs of indomie noodles going to Johannesburg, South Africa were also seized at the SAHCO export shed of the airport on Wednesday 14th December.

NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, who made the disclosure in statement, said that a female freight agent, Olaleye Adeola has already been arrested in connection with the noodles consignment.