NDLEA intercepts 748.02kg of illicit drugs, arrests two suspects in Edo

Operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, person intercepted 740.02 kilograms of illicit drugs and arrested 2 suspects.

DAILY POST reports that Mitchell Ofoyeju, the Edo State Commander of NDLEA, disclosed this connected Monday, April 27, 2026, portion presenting the latest operational breakthrough to newsmen successful Benin City.

Ofoyeju said the ample shipment of controlled pharmaceutical drugs, including tramadol, was intercepted connected the Benin-Lagos Expressway during a regular motorised patrol by unit of the agency.

He gave the names of the suspects arrested successful transportation with the drugs arsenic Osagie Igbinibo (43) and Omijie Malik (44).

He said the suspects are presently successful custody, investigations are ongoing, and they volition beryllium charged successful tribunal soon.

He explained that the illicit drugs were intercepted connected Thursday, April 23, 2026, arsenic portion of the command’s ongoing efforts to combat cause trafficking.

Ofoyeju said the efforts culminated successful the interception of a Mercedes-Benz motortruck branded with the Nigeria Labour Congress insignia and bearing the registration fig Federal Capital Territory NLC 146 FC.

The Edo State NDLEA commandant added that the motortruck was recovered with 1,196,000 capsules and tablets of psychotropic substances en way from Lagos to Onitsha, Anambra ...