NDLEA Seizes ₦12.3bn Cannabis, Arrests Multiple Suspects

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted 4,959 kilograms of Canadian cannabis valued at ₦12.39 billion at Apapa Port, Lagos, on June 23. The operation, which took four weeks, involved collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service.

Additionally, on June 21, the NDLEA arrested 38-year-old Iwebema Ogechi Peac at Murtala Muhammed International Airport while attempting to travel to Beijing, China, with 7.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in her luggage. The agency also dismantled a drug syndicate linked to a truck transporting illicit drugs from Nigeria to the Benin Republic, leading to the arrest of Hossou Tito Julien and Mancellim Dossou.

Other arrests included Ikechukwu Uwakw, who was found with 209.5 kilograms of Scottish cannabis, and Helen Es Idiji and Rashidat Sa Abdullah, who were apprehended with 28.8 kilograms of skunk. NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa commended the efforts of the agency in combating drug trafficking.