Indian Man and 3 Others Arrested as NDLEA Seize Tramadol Worth N3.9bn for Lagos Airport

One Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, together with three Nigerians, Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode, and Bakare Korede Muheeb don land for wahala as NDLEA arrest all of dem because of big seizure of 2,248,000 pills of Tramadol (200mg/225mg) for Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. According to wetin NDLEA talk, the Tramadol shipment, wey dem say get street value of about ₦3.99 billion, come from Delhi, India. The drug package land for Lagos airport import shed on Monday, September 8, 2025, through one Ethiopian Airline flight. NDLEA talk say dem disguise the tramadol as multi-vitamins and pack am inside 114 cartons.

For one statement wey the agency spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, drop for Abuja on Sunday, he talk say NDLEA officers wey dey monitor the consignment sharply move in on Thursday, September 11, come arrest one clearing agent and two drivers wey dey try carry the drugs commot airport with two trucks. Babafemi talk say, the next day, Friday, NDLEA run follow-up operation come catch the Indian man, Gupta Ravi Kumar, as he dey try collect the consignment. Still for the same Lagos airport, but this time for Terminal 2 departure gate, NDLEA operatives on Sunday, September 7, intercept one passenger, Onyeganochi Stanley Ifeanyi, wey dey travel go Doha with Qatar Airline. As dem search him bag, dem find 900 grams of skunk (one strong cannabis strain) wey dem hide inside crayfish. The guy talk say na him first time to travel, and na one Nigerian wey dey live for Qatar, Ohadiegwu Anthony Uchenna, give am the bag make he help carry go Doha. Uchenna even follow am come airport. As Onyeganochi confess, NDLEA arrest Uchenna wey still dey around. Later, dem search Uchenna hotel room for Ajao Estate, and dem find another 200 grams of the same drug for there. Uchenna talk say him plan na to return to Doha later and collect the bag from Onyeganochi if the guy fit pass airport check without wahala. Meanwhile, for Abuja, NDLEA officers still arrest one dispatch rider, Godsplan Vincent (29 years old), during stop-and-search for Utako area on Thursday, September 11. Dem catch am as he dey carry 50.7 grams of cocaine and 66 grams of Loud, wey he wan go deliver. NDLEA don continue to dey warn people say dem no go relax as dem dey fight drug trafficking across Nigeria.