Kano baron arrested with 1,000 sachets of tramadol

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a drug dealer, Dalha Umar (25), of Gyadi Gyadi Quarters in the Kano metropolis with 1,000 sachets of tramadol and 200 packets of exol tablets meant for selling to drug abusers in the state. Parading the suspect, spokesman of the state command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the […]

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a drug dealer, Dalha Umar (25), of Gyadi Gyadi Quarters in the Kano metropolis with 1,000 sachets of tramadol and 200 packets of exol tablets meant for selling to drug abusers in the state.

Parading the suspect, spokesman of the state command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the suspect got the supply from Onitsha and sold it at Kofar Wambai Market.

He said, “Our team of Operation Puff Adder led by CSP Yakubu Mohammed, Divisional Police Officer, Badawa Division, while on intelligence-led surveillance patrol at Kofar Wambai Market intercepted one Dalha Umar, ‘m’, 25 years old, of Gyadi Gyadi Quarters Kano, in possession of One Thousand (1000) sachets of suspected Tramadol Tablets and Two Hundred (200) packets of suspected Exol Tablets, all used for intoxication.

“On investigation, the suspect confessed that the drugs are Tramadol and Exol Tablets and are used for intoxication. He further stated that he transported the drugs from Onitsha to Kano with the intent to sell them in Kofar Wambai Market Kano, and that he has been in the business of buying and selling the drugs for many months.”

On his part, the suspect, who said he joined the business some months ago, narrated that they sent money to their big dealer in Onitsha who later sent the drugs to them, adding that they were selling the drugs in sachets in Kano