Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an Indian businessman, identified simply as Vyapak, for allegedly smuggling about 155, 000 bottles of Codeine syrup into Nigeria through the land borders.
The NDLEA said its investigations reveal that the suspect loaded the consignment into trucks in Cotonou, Benin Republic, and drove through the land borders from Niger Republic into Sokoto State at Illela, where he began to look for buyers before he was nabbed.
Meanwhile, nationwide operations carried out by the agency led to the seizure of over 895 kilograms of illicit substances including Heroin, Methamphetamine, Khat, Tramadol, and Cannabis.
14 suspects were arrested in connection with the seized substances.