National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has seized more than eight thousand two hundred and sixty-eight kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs.

The illicit drugs which included; cocaine, heroin, tramadol, methamphetamine and skunk, among others were seized in a weeklong coordinated raids in Ondo State, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Enugu State, Bauchi State, Edo and Anambra.

The Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said no fewer than fifteen drug dealers, including a woman on wheelchair, were arrested during the “Offensive Action’’ operations.

According to him, the operation which began on August one, lasted until Saturday across the seven states.

He noted that the raids directed by the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa were aimed at mopping up illicit drugs in the affected states.

Babafemi said the bulk of the seized drugs were recovered from Ondo State and Edo.

According to him, in Akure, a 27-year old Omokayode Adedayo was on Friday, arrested on Oda road, Akure South Local Government Area.

Babafemi said the raids in Akwa Ibom led to the recovery of 64.903 kilogrammes of illicit drugs, including 1.203 kilogrammes of crack cocaine from a 26-year old Nwoye Solomon.

“In Adamawa state, a drug dealer, Ikechukwu Onuh, was arrested at Jimeta, Yola on Thursday with 14.400 kilogrammes of tramadol packaged as diclofenac to evade detection.

“In Enugu State, 19.08 kilogrammes of cocaine and skunk were recovered from three suspects, including a 35-year old cripple, Iyiogwe Chinenye and 25-year old Aja David.

“Different quantities of cocaine and heroin were also seized from an 18-year old drug dealer, Jude Chinedu during raids at Inland town area of Onitsha, Anambra.

“More than 59 kilogrammes of a psychotropic substance, pentazocine, was intercepted in a bus from Jos, Plateau to Bauchi State with more than 148 kiligrammes of different variants of skunk.

Meanwhile, different quantities of tramadol, methamphetamine and skunk going to the UK, Australia, New Zealand and UAE have been intercepted in two courier firms in Lagos, Babafemi said

He also said the arrests were made by narcotic officers of the Directorate of Operatwe’re General Investigation in the agency.

Reacting to the outcome of the raids, Marwa commended the officers and men of the seven commands for their diligence and charged them not to rest on their oars.

He said the nationwide offensive action would continue across all commands until the last gramme of illicit drug is retrieved from the street.