The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted several capsules and tablets of tramadol at Tema Port.
In a statement available to Metro TV, NACCO disclosed that it confiscated a total number of one million and thirty- five thousand (1,035,000) tablets and capsules of tramadol with a net weight of four thousand seven hundred and thirty- four (4,734.38kg).
It explained that the variety of tablets and capsules of tramadol includes five thousand (5000) royal tablets amounting to fifty-one (51) cartons weighing 225mg, six thousand (6000) capsules of Timaking totaling ninety (90) cartons weighing 120mg, and six thousand (6000) capsules of Trafradol totaling forty (40) cartons weighing 120mg.
According to NACCO, the exercise was part of the commissioner’s mandate relating to examinations conducted on containers at the Tema Port.
The commission has taken custody of the seized consignment and is in the process of handing it over to the food and drugs authority for further investigations.
The NACCO has assured the public that it is committed to curtailing the drug trafficking threat.
The commission also indicated that they would like to remind the general public that possessing and transporting illicit drugs without lawful authorization from the legal mandate is illegal and punishable under Section 40 (1) and 41 (1) of Act 1019 of the Narcotics Control Commission Act 2020.
By: Josephine Mekpa | Metrotvonline.com | Ghana
