Nigeria: Customs Hands Over N511m Illicit Drugs, Codeine Syrup to NDLEA, NAFDAC

AllAfrica19 October 2026, 08:50 UTCNigeria

[Vanguard] The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A, has handed over seized illicit drugs and pharmaceutical products valued at N511.4 million to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC.

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