Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted more than 1.5 million pills of Tramadol concealed in two trucks that entered Nigeria through the Benin Republic border, in what the agency described as another major blow to drug trafficking syndicates.The latest seizure comes barely a week after NDLEA officers in Lagos intercepted a truck carrying 558,900 pills of tramadol 250mg hidden in a specially constructed false-bottom compartment made of thick iron sheets.This was disclosed in a statement released by the Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on X on Sunday.According to the Babafemi, intelligence-led operations led to the interception of two additional trucks using the same concealment method and route from Togo through the Benin Republic into Nigeria.The statement said, “In yet another deadly blow to the backbone of tramadol cartels in Nigeria coming barely a week after #ndlea_nigeria officers in Lagos intercepted a truck loaded with 558,900 pills of tramadol 250mg buried in false bottom compartment constructed with thick iron sheets on the belly of the truck that came from Togo through Benin Republic into Lagos.“NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence have again intercepted two more of such trucks with the same mode of concealment coming through same route but this time with three times the number of pills seized from the first truck, that’s over 1.5 million pills meant for delivery to the North.Related News2027: Persons with disabilities in Ogun vow unity, INEC partnershipNBA election: Badejo-Okusanya on course to become president as voting closesAnambra men get death penalty for rape, murder of 17-year-old“That’s massive supplies to bandits and other criminal gangs blocked midway. Now that their channels through the ports have been blocked, they are again meeting their Waterloo at their escape land border routes. This is no doubt a massive win for our youths being targeted, public health, security and Nigeria 🇳🇬 as a whole,” the statement added.Watch the video below:𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏.𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 The latest seizure comes barely a week after NDLEA officers in Lagos intercepted a truck carrying 558,900 pills of tramadol 250mg hidden in a specially constructed false-bottom compartment made of thick iron sheets.This was disclosed in a statement released by the Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on X on Sunday.According to the Babafemi, intelligence-led operations led to the interception of two additional trucks using the same concealment method and route from Togo through the Benin Republic into Nigeria.The statement said, “In yet another deadly blow to the backbone of tramadol cartels in Nigeria coming barely a week after #ndlea_nigeria officers in Lagos intercepted a truck loaded with 558,900 pills of tramadol 250mg buried in false bottom compartment constructed with thick iron sheets on the belly of the truck that came from Togo through Benin Republic into Lagos.“NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence have again intercepted two more of such trucks with the same mode of concealment coming through same route but this time with three times the number of pills seized from the first truck, that’s over 1.5 million pills meant for delivery to the North.Related News2027: Persons with disabilities in Ogun vow unity, INEC partnershipNBA election: Badejo-Okusanya on course to become president as voting closesAnambra men get death penalty for rape, murder of 17-year-old“That’s massive supplies to bandits and other criminal gangs blocked midway. Now that their channels through the ports have been blocked, they are again meeting their Waterloo at their escape land border routes. This is no doubt a massive win for our youths being targeted, public health, security and Nigeria 🇳🇬 as a whole,” the statement added.Watch the video below:𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏.𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 This was disclosed in a statement released by the Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on X on Sunday.According to the Babafemi, intelligence-led operations led to the interception of two additional trucks using the same concealment method and route from Togo through the Benin Republic into Nigeria.The statement said, “In yet another deadly blow to the backbone of tramadol cartels in Nigeria coming barely a week after #ndlea_nigeria officers in Lagos intercepted a truck loaded with 558,900 pills of tramadol 250mg buried in false bottom compartment constructed with thick iron sheets on the belly of the truck that came from Togo through Benin Republic into Lagos.“NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence have again intercepted two more of such trucks with the same mode of concealment coming through same route but this time with three times the number of pills seized from the first truck, that’s over 1.5 million pills meant for delivery to the North.Related News2027: Persons with disabilities in Ogun vow unity, INEC partnershipNBA election: Badejo-Okusanya on course to become president as voting closesAnambra men get death penalty for rape, murder of 17-year-old“That’s massive supplies to bandits and other criminal gangs blocked midway. Now that their channels through the ports have been blocked, they are again meeting their Waterloo at their escape land border routes. This is no doubt a massive win for our youths being targeted, public health, security and Nigeria 🇳🇬 as a whole,” the statement added.Watch the video below:𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏.𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 According to the Babafemi, intelligence-led operations led to the interception of two additional trucks using the same concealment method and route from Togo through the Benin Republic into Nigeria.The statement said, “In yet another deadly blow to the backbone of tramadol cartels in Nigeria coming barely a week after #ndlea_nigeria officers in Lagos intercepted a truck loaded with 558,900 pills of tramadol 250mg buried in false bottom compartment constructed with thick iron sheets on the belly of the truck that came from Togo through Benin Republic into Lagos.“NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence have again intercepted two more of such trucks with the same mode of concealment coming through same route but this time with three times the number of pills seized from the first truck, that’s over 1.5 million pills meant for delivery to the North.Related News2027: Persons with disabilities in Ogun vow unity, INEC partnershipNBA election: Badejo-Okusanya on course to become president as voting closesAnambra men get death penalty for rape, murder of 17-year-old“That’s massive supplies to bandits and other criminal gangs blocked midway. Now that their channels through the ports have been blocked, they are again meeting their Waterloo at their escape land border routes. This is no doubt a massive win for our youths being targeted, public health, security and Nigeria 🇳🇬 as a whole,” the statement added.Watch the video below:𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏.𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 The statement said, “In yet another deadly blow to the backbone of tramadol cartels in Nigeria coming barely a week after #ndlea_nigeria officers in Lagos intercepted a truck loaded with 558,900 pills of tramadol 250mg buried in false bottom compartment constructed with thick iron sheets on the belly of the truck that came from Togo through Benin Republic into Lagos.“NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence have again intercepted two more of such trucks with the same mode of concealment coming through same route but this time with three times the number of pills seized from the first truck, that’s over 1.5 million pills meant for delivery to the North.Related News2027: Persons with disabilities in Ogun vow unity, INEC partnershipNBA election: Badejo-Okusanya on course to become president as voting closesAnambra men get death penalty for rape, murder of 17-year-old“That’s massive supplies to bandits and other criminal gangs blocked midway. Now that their channels through the ports have been blocked, they are again meeting their Waterloo at their escape land border routes. This is no doubt a massive win for our youths being targeted, public health, security and Nigeria 🇳🇬 as a whole,” the statement added.Watch the video below:𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏.𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 “NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence have again intercepted two more of such trucks with the same mode of concealment coming through same route but this time with three times the number of pills seized from the first truck, that’s over 1.5 million pills meant for delivery to the North.Related News2027: Persons with disabilities in Ogun vow unity, INEC partnershipNBA election: Badejo-Okusanya on course to become president as voting closesAnambra men get death penalty for rape, murder of 17-year-old“That’s massive supplies to bandits and other criminal gangs blocked midway. Now that their channels through the ports have been blocked, they are again meeting their Waterloo at their escape land border routes. This is no doubt a massive win for our youths being targeted, public health, security and Nigeria 🇳🇬 as a whole,” the statement added.Watch the video below:𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏.𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 “That’s massive supplies to bandits and other criminal gangs blocked midway. Now that their channels through the ports have been blocked, they are again meeting their Waterloo at their escape land border routes. This is no doubt a massive win for our youths being targeted, public health, security and Nigeria 🇳🇬 as a whole,” the statement added.Watch the video below:𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏.𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 Watch the video below:𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏.𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝟏.𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 Credit: X | FemiBabafemi—Follow us for more breaking news and videospic.twitter.com/JmkIiWKlSQ— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026 — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch)July 19, 2026