The NDLEA Commander advised those indulging in illicit activities to abstain from such criminal acts, saying the command would not rest until criminals were brought to book.
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He said eight suspects have been arrested while 11 vehicles were seized from the drug barons during the operation. He added that in another raid on Friday at Ago Palace Way area of Lagos, a suspect, Miracle Obi, was arrested with 1,006 pentazocine injections, 50 tablets of tramadol, 89 bottles of codeine syrup, and 2,360 ampoules of Diazepam injection.
Mr Babafemi also noted that NDLEA operatives evacuated 670kg of cannabis on Saturday, while five suspects were arrested. According to him, nobody was arrested as the suspects escaped after sighting the operatives from a distance.“We crossed many rivers and hills before we were able to get to the location. These people are properly armed and ready for anything. They saw us from the top of the hill and ran away before we got to the location,” Mr Raji said.
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