The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 4,000 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of imported cannabis weighing 2,326 kilograms and with a street value of over N5,815,000,000.00 from a mansion located in Lekki, Lagos State.
The agency recovered the drugs from the mansion being used as stash house during a raid carried out by
operatives of a Special Operations Unit in NDLEA on Friday, May 8, 2026.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
According to the statement, also seized from the house located at 36 African lane Lekki Phase 1 include: two Mercedes benz buses and different designer sachets used in packaging the illicit substance for retail distribution.
The anti -narcotic agency also announced that a 60-year-old physically challenged man, Romanus Nwabara was among three persons living with disability (PWD) arrested for drug trafficking during interdiction operations in parts of Anambra and Kwara States.
“Based on credible intelligence, Nwabara was on Wednesday, 6th May 2026 traced to Akpaka Forest, Onitsha where he was found with 250grams of skunk in retail sachets.
“In a different raid at Ogbunike area of the state, NDLEA officers on Thursday, 7th May arrested another PWD, Amos Kenneth, 25, with 160.3grams of Tramadol 225mg and 100mg; 80 pills of Diazepam; 38.23grams of Exol 5 and 176.93 grams of skunk.
“In Kwara, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu on Friday, 8th May intercepted a commercial vehicle and in the course of a search, one of the passengers, a PWD, Usman Salisu was found with 6.3 kilograms skunk concealed in a brown school bag.
“While Emmanuel Osita Okeke, 38, was arrested with 129kg skunk at Nyanya Karu, Nasarawa State on Monday, 4th May, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Okene/Lokoja highway, Kogi State on Friday, 8th May intercepted a white commuter J5 bus heading to Abuja.
“A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 76 jumbo bags of skunk weighing 766kg and the arrest of three suspects: Mathew Omohove; Ebuka Desmond and Babangida Musa,” the statement said.
Also in another operation
at Ijora Badia, Lagos, the statement said NDLEA officers on Wednesday, 6th May raided a makeshift skuchies production factory where two suspects; Bose Jamiu and Gbenga Gege were arrested.
“They were caught in the act of cooking cannabis and mixing same with other illicit substances.
“A total of 270 litres of already produced skuchies and 106grams of Tramadol 225mg were recovered from them,” NDLEA said
The NDLEA further disclosed that uts various commands and formations across the country upscale their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitise ruin activities during the week under review.
It said the WADA sanitization activities were held in schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others.
“These include WADA enlightenment lecture for students and staff of Ta’al Model Secondary School, Lafia, Nasarawa; Federal College of Education, Ilawe Ekiti; traditional rulers in Udi LGA, Enugu; Adventist Secondary Technical College, Owerrinta Isialangwa LGA, Abia; Golden Anchor Secondary School, Shomolu, Lagos; Mary Hanney Secondary School, Oron, Akwa Ibom; Mallam Ibrahim Islamiyya School, Rano, Kano; Isemi-Ile Grammar School, Isemi-Ile, Kajola LGA, Oyo state, among others,” the statement added.
In his reaction to the arrests and seizures, the Chairman/CEO of NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa , commended officers and men of the SOU in Anambra, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa and Lagos Commands for the feats recorded during past week.
Marwa noted their drug supply reduction efforts balanced with WADA sensitization activities, charging them and their compatriots across the country to maintain the current tempo.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
