Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency( NDLEA) have arrested a 35-year-old Chadian Boko Haram drugs supplier during a raid in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital.
The commander, Taraba state Command of the NDLEA, Suleiman Jadi, disclosed this on Thursday.
Jadi said the suspect, Adama Uomar Issa, was arrested on Wednesday in Jalingo with 21.70Kg of Tramadol 225mg and 250mg. Also seized from him were 15.7Kg of Exol.5; 100,050 France CAF and N61,000.
He said the suspect speaks only French and Arabic and claims he was taking the illicit substances to Chad Republic before he was intercepted in Jalingo.