NDLEA uncovers ammunition hidden in garri, tramadol concealed in palm oil

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered a cache of military-grade ammunition concealed inside bags of cassava flakes, popularly known as garri, during one of the agency’s anti-narcotics operations.

The agency also discovered thousands of pills of tramadol 225mg hidden inside a keg of red oil in a separate interception.

In a statement shared on X on Sunday, the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that officers often come across other dangerous items while searching for illicit drugs and concealed narcotics.

The statement said, “In the course of our work searching for illicit drug concealment, we also stumble on other items that constitute threats to national security as it happened in the attached videos.

“In one instance, #ndlea_nigeria officers discovered a large cache of military grade ammunition in cassava flakes (garri) and in the second video, thousands of tramadol 225mg pills were found concealed in a keg of red oil.

“The things we see in the line of duty enh 🤐,” the statement added.

Watch the video below:

𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐎𝐢𝐥

Credit: X | FemiBabafemi
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