Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted consignments of captagon, widely described as the “Jihadi drug,” and large quantities of opioids worth more than N6.2 billion at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi says the agency’s search found captagon pills concealed in blocks of soap linked to Ghana, along with millions of opioid tablets. Premium Times reports the captagon haul as 47,200 pills. While outlets agree on the overall seizure and location, they differ slightly on the breakdown and valuation presented in coverage: Premium Times cites a value of more than N1.5 billion for the captagon, while other reports focus on the combined total value of the drugs at over N6.2 billion. The Punch also describes additional illicit drugs being intercepted alongside the captagon and opioids, but does not feature the same level of detail in the provided excerpt.
All reports attribute the information to NDLEA’s announcement issued on Sunday.
