Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and various opioids concealed in the walls of cartons used to package clothes and other items destined for the United Kingdom and Australia.
The two seizures were recorded at a courier company in Lagos on Friday, May 15, 2026, during the examination of shipments bound for the UK and Australia.
The Director of Media and Advocacy at NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement made available to ThelensNG on Sunday.
Babafemi revealed that 170 grams of cocaine sealed in cellophane parcels and hidden in the walls of a carton containing clothes bound for Australia were recovered. He also stated that a variety of opioids, including 200 ampoules of pentazocine injection, 1,100 capsules of tramadol, and 100 ampoules of promethazine injection, were recovered from another carton destined for the United Kingdom.
In Delta State, NDLEA operatives on Sunday, May 10, raided Ejeonu village in Ukwuani Local Government Area where they destroyed 27,500 kilograms of skunk on 11 hectares of farmland and recovered 22.9kg of same substance, while a 52-year-old suspect Ifeanyichukwu Peter was arrested in a follow up operation at Obiaruku.
A similar raid in Orogun village, Ughelli North LGA on Tuesday, May 12, led to the destruction of 37,500 kilograms and recovery of 55.4kg of same psychoactive substance on 15 hectares of farm as well as the arrest of 30-year-old Godwin Vincent Osadera. This brings the total weight of skunk destroyed by NDLEA operatives supported by soldiers in the two operations to 65,000 kilograms.
Elsewhere (Kaduna State), 361kg skunk was recovered and a suspect Hussaini Suleiman, 42, arrested during a raid operation at Dan Magaji area of Zaria town on Wednesday May 13. A large cache of military-grade ammunition was also intercepted by NDLEA officers on patrol along Abuja-Kaduna highway, Kaduna on Tuesday, May 12.
A suspect, Abdullahi Hassan, 35, was caught conveying the 1,989 rounds of RLA 7.62mm concealed in fresh white cassava granules locally known as garri. Both the suspect and exhibit have since been transferred to another security agency for further investigation.
In the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, NDLEA operatives on Monday, May 11, arrested a 29-year-old businessman Ogadi Peter who specialises in producing drug laced cakes and cookies for parties and social gatherings in the capital city. Following credible intelligence, Peter was traced to his home in Life Camp area of the FCT where he was nabbed, while 800grams of skunk and 2.70kg drug laced cookies were recovered from him.
While 181kg skunk was recovered from a suspect Aliyu Sani when NDLEA operatives raided the Ogere area of Ogun State on Wednesday, May 13, another suspect Sufiyanu Mohammed Misa, 27, was arrested with 105,850 pills of opioids, including tramadol, diazepam, and exol-5 along Zaki-Biam road Wukari LGA, Taraba State, on Thursday, May 14.
In Oyo State, two suspects — Adeleke Olamide Aliyah, 20, and Aloba Abdulazeez, 25, were arrested on Thursday, May 14, at Challenge II, Saki town, in connection with the seizure of 99 litres of skuchies. A total of 1,388.4175 kilograms of skunk were equally destroyed on two farms on Friday, May 15, when NDLEA officers raided Ago forest, Orhionmwon LGA, Edo State.
A 25-litre jerry can of palm oil used to conceal 1.2kg pills of tramaking 225mg was recovered from Kofar Ruwa motor park in Kano on Monday, May 11 following credible intelligence, while a suspect Aminu Isa, 35, was arrested at Sabuwar Sharada area of the state same day with 30.5kg skunk.
Similarly, the Agency’s Commands and formations continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) social advocacy activities across the country in the past week.
The activities included WADA sensitisation lecture delivered to students and staff of The Apostolic Church Model College, Ijokodo, Ibadan, Oyo State; School of Health Technology, Lambata, Niger State; Yewa Junior High School, Agege, Lagos; Government Secondary School, Yardaje, Katsina; Igogo Commercial High School, Igogo Ekiti; and Government Girls Secondary School, Magwan, Kano State.
Commenting on the arrests and seizures, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), commended the officers of DOGI, Delta, Kaduna, Oyo, Taraba, Kano, FCT, and Edo Commands for their professionalism and commitment.
Marwa also praised their counterparts across the country for balancing drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.
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