The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has confiscated containers of tramadol with a street value of N193bn. In a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the seizures were made during…
NDLEA intercepts 12 containers of Tramadol at Lagos port (Punch)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted over 340 million tablets of Tramadol stashed in 12 containers at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The agency said the contraband, which has been on its watch list since November, 2017, was…
How to end drug abuse in Lagos, residents tell Gov Ambode
Codeine, Tramadol and other drugs taken to get high are ravaging the country, taking down young and old alike. Lagos has perhaps the largest concentration of Nigerians mot of them young people whose future is at stake because of drug…
Tramadol kidnapper suspect dies after ‘sleeping’ for 9days
Ondo State police command has confirmed the death of a suspected kidnapper who was arrested in a botched kidnap attempt in Owo, following complications from a high intake of tramadol. The suspect according to Agency report had been unconscious since…
Kidnapper who took Tramadol still sleeping 6 days after arrest –Police (Punch)
A suspected kidnapper whose identity has yet to be confirmed by the Ondo State Police Command was still sleeping six days after he was taken to the police custody. The suspect was arrested by men of the command on Sunday…
35 containers of tramadol seized at ports – NAFDAC (Nation)
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the agency has seized not fewer than 35 containers of tramadol at various ports in the country. Adeyeye disclosed this while speaking with the…
Tramadol packaged as noodles seized from smugglers (Punch)
Boxes of drugs, including Tramadol, the popularly abused prescribed-only pain relief, which were being smuggled into Nigeria from Togo, have been confiscated by officials of the Food and Drugs Authority in the Volta Region, Ghana. Concealed in empty boxes of…
My people, let’s talk about TRAMADOL – Emeka Nwolisa
Wahala dey oh. There has always been substance abuse one way or the other in the country. Different agents have been uppermost at different times. Cannabis with its different monikers like igbo, grass and hemp was the main one for…