Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 37-year-old businessman, Ani Romans, and recovered large quantities of tramadol concealed inside mannequins he was transporting for his clothing business
Romans was intercepted by NDLEA officers on patrol along the Oron–Ibaka Road in the Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Friday, January 9, while travelling with full-body mannequins allegedly meant for onward movement to Cameroon.
A statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said a search of the items revealed that the mannequins had been stuffed with tramadol pills weighing a total of 5.3 kilograms.
“In Akwa Ibom state, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Oron-Ibaka road in Oron LGA on Friday, 9th January, intercepted a 37-year-old businessman, Ani Onyebuchi Romans, while travelling with full-body mannequins for his clothing business in Cameroon. A search of the mannequins revealed that they were stuffed with pills of tramadol weighing 5.3 kilograms.
“The suspect claims he resides in Cameroon and was reportedly returning to his base after the Christmas and New Year holidays when he was apprehended. It was revealed that he bought the drugs in Onitsha, Anambra State, and was trafficking them to Cameroun to sell, using two mannequins to conceal the opioids,” the statement partly read.
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