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How Ukatu shipped in N22billion worth of tramadol into Nigeria – NDLEA

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May 4, 2022
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By Kola Adeyemi
Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),says ongoing investigation of a billionaire suspected drug baron,Chief Afam Mallinson Ukatu, has revealed he imported into Nigeria in a single month, October 2019, two containers containing 1,284 cartons of Tramadol worth over N22 billion.

The agency disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, May 3 to counter insinuations by some hirelings that the NDLEA has no evidence to pin a crime on Ukatu who is the Chairman/CEO of Mallinson Group of companies.

” After months of surveillance, Ukatu was eventually arrested on board a flight to Abuja at the MM2 terminal of the Lagos airport, Ikeja on Wednesday 13th April.

“Investigations revealed he has been a major importer of large consignments of different brands and high dosages of Tramadol Hydrochloride, ranging from 120mg, 200mg, 225mg and 250mg, all of which are illicit.

“Ukatu owns pharmaceutical and plastic manufacturing companies, which he used as a cover to import illicit drugs into Nigeria,” the agency’s Spokesman, Femi Babafemi said in the statement.

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According to the NDLEA, in the course of investigating the N3billion Tramadol saga between Ukatu and the Abba Kyaris IRT team, operatives have unearthed more evidences establishing how Ukatu has been importing large quantities of Tramadol far above the approved threshold allowed into the country.

” In one instance, Ukatu through his Mallinson Group of companies imported into the country two-conatiner loads of five different brands of Tramadol in October, 2019 through the Apapa ports in Lagos.

“All the evidences so far gathered show that the imported Tramadol brands were far above the threshold permitted to be imported into Nigeria.

“No doubt the suspect will soon have his day in court,” Babafemi said. (vitalnews)

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