Codeine ban: NDLEA intensifies Cameroon border survillance
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the national drug law enforcement agency ndlea adamawa command says it has commenced intensive surveillance on major routes along the nigeria-cameroon border1 ndlea said the move was sequel to the federal government ban on the production and importation of codeine into the country1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the federal ministry of health had directed ndlea offices across the country to ensure strict surveillance of the borders1 speaking with the news agency of nigeria nan on thursday in yola mr. yakubu kibo ndleas commander in adamawa said that the command had taken strategic measures to comply with the federal government directive1 as you are aware adamawa has porous borders with cameroon republican five of the seven local government areas affected by boko haram in the state are directly on the border with cameroon1 but we have intensified surveillance in collaboration with of sister agencies in these areas to frustrate any attempt to import the substance into the country1 kibo said that the command recently destroyed over 14000 tonnes of hard drugs four tonnes of which were cough syrup with codeine1 he gave an assurance that the command would frustrate all possible moves to bring the banned drugs into the state and the country in general1