Suspect arrested as NDLEA intercepts terror drug ‘captagon’ in Kwara

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted a consignment of Captagon, a highly addictive stimulant linked to terrorist financing, in Kwara State. 

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The spokesperson for the agency Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, April 26, said operatives on patrol along the Bode Saadu axis on April 21 intercepted a trailer conveying passengers, leading to the arrest of a 33-year-old suspect, Nasiru Mu’azu, with 10,000 pills of Captagon and other pharmaceutical opioids concealed in his possession.

The agency described Captagon as a dangerous amphetamine-type substance associated with insurgent groups in parts of the Middle East, noting that its abuse promotes aggression, sleeplessness and reckless behaviour. 

“Barely five years after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded the first seizure of the deadly terror drug, Captagon, in Africa at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, operatives of the Agency have again intercepted a consignment of the amphetamine substance in Kw ara state,” the statement read.

“Captagon, a tiny, highly addictive pill, widely available across the Middle East, produces a euphoric intensity in users, allowing them to stay awake for days, making them fearless, and predisposes them to reckless action that puts the lives of people around them in jeopardy. 

“Its production and sale are controlled by militias and large criminal groups linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a means of generating funds for weapons and combatants, and for use as a stimulant to keep them fighting.

“The latest seizure of captagon, which street value costs as much as $25 a pill, was made on Tuesday 21st April 2026 when NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu road, Kwara state intercepted a trailer conveying passengers. 

“A search conducted on one of the passengers, 33-year-old Nasiru Mu’azu led to the recovery of 10 packs of captagon consisting of 10,000 pills and nine packets of Tapentadol 250mg.”