Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a substantial consignment of Canadian Loud in Lagos, alongside opioids bound for the UK and Italy.
This was made known in a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the agency’s website on Sunday.
The operations included seizing 300,000 tramadol pills from Pakistan and dismantling a ‘skuchies’ factory in Ibadan.
Notable arrests occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, uncovering codeine-based syrup and Rohypnol in a Milan-bound suspect’s luggage.
Further interceptions revealed hidden tramadol and cannabis shipments destined for Oman and the UK.
Operations also extended to Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Kogi, Katsina, and Gombe states, resulting in numerous arrests and drug confiscations.
The statement said, “Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, an imported strong synthetic strain of cannabis, packaged in 324 bags with a gross weight of 111.2 kilograms in Onikan area of Lagos Island while being conveyed for distribution in an unregistered Grand Caravan vehicle by a 42-year-old suspect, Taofeek Yusuf.
“The arrest of Taofeek and seizure of the imported consignment late in the night on Friday 12th January 2024 following credible intelligence came on the heels of the arrest of another drug trafficking suspect, Godwin ThankGod the previous day Thursday 11th January by NDLEA officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos.
