Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of Loud—a potent cannabis strain—disguised as green tea at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The 66 parcels, weighing 62.20kg, were smuggled from Thailand via the UAE aboard an Emirates flight. Acting on credible intelligence, the agency placed the cargo under surveillance for over three weeks before conducting a joint examination on June 5, 2025.
In a separate operation along Lekki-Ajah expressway, NDLEA operatives seized another 1,665kg of skunk on June 2, arresting two suspects: Gidado Abdulrasaq Ayinde and Obanla Oluwafemi.
The crackdown extended to Kaduna, where officers arrested 29-year-old Goodluck Nnaemeka along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway with 612 bottles of codeine syrup and 2,970 flunitrazepam pills. A wanted dealer, Kabiru Musa, was also apprehended in Kurmin Mashi, with 25.7kg of skunk recovered.
In Edo State, 45-year-old Atari Israel was caught transporting 9kg of Loud hidden in a car’s spare tyre. Additionally, two young women, Favour Joy and Joy Igwe, were arrested in Benin City with 106.57kg of skunk, 1kg of Loud, 800g of Colorado, and 302g of methamphetamine.
NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended the efforts of the officers involved and lauded their commitment to both drug supply reduction and public education under the agency’s War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) initiative, which continued outreach activities nationwide throughout the week.
