Video: NDLEA cracks down on drug syndicates, seizes tons of illicit drugs
Abdullateef Fowewe
In a major enforcement operation spanning the country, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled at least six drug trafficking syndicates, seizing tons of assorted illicit substances and arresting nine key operatives, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, announced Sunday.
Video: NDLEA cracks down on drug syndicates, seizes tons of illicit drugs
Among the highlights, Babafemi revealed, “NDLEA officers on Tuesday 18th November 2025 arrested two members of a drug trafficking organization in Onitsha, Anambra state, when they came to collect 5.40 kilograms of methamphetamine; 10.70 kilograms of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis; 16 grams of cocaine; 200 grams of phenacetin; 200 grams of methcathinone; and 100 grams of caffeine, cleverly concealed in pressure machine cylinders imported from South Africa.”
The arrested suspects included 30-year-old electrical appliances dealer Ebulue Lotanwa Uzochukwu and 51-year-old South Africa returnee, Christopher Michael Ndibuisi.
The drug shipments according to Babafemi had arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, from South Africa on November 13, and NDLEA intercepted the delivery based on credible intelligence.
In another operation at Lagos airport, agents seized 2.30 kilograms of cocaine concealed within brake servo automobile parts destined for Gabon.
Arrests followed of freight agent Ameh Solomon and auto parts dealer Nwafor Tochukwu Boniface.
Further raids uncovered drug-laced brownies being produced and sold online in Edo state, where two women, Praise Nwogu and Ebong Emem Oghosa, were arrested.
Additionally, 35-year-old Shedrack Aminu was apprehended with 59 kilograms of skunk cannabis in Ososo village, Akoko Edo LGA.
Chairman and CEO of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), praised the officers involved in various states and urged vigilance, underscoring, “The coming festive season is often exploited by criminal elements, hence the Agency has decided to launch a relentless offensive on drug trafficking cartels across the nation.
“We must not, and we will not, let down our guard.”
