NDLEA Seizes 2,760kg of Illicit Drugs in Lagos Shrine Raid

In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 2,760kg of illicit consignments from a shrine in Lagos. The raid, which took place on Friday, October 25, at the Igbo-Igunuko shrine located at Alfa Beach, Ajah, also led to the arrest of two suspects, Gbenga Abiodun and Sunday Abiodun ¹.

The NDLEA operatives also arrested another suspect, Ademola Oyelakin, with 770kg of cannabis along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on the same day.

“NDLEA operatives in Lagos on Friday 25th October raided the Igbo – Igunuko shrine, located at the Alfa Beach, Ajah, where jumbo bags of Ghanaian Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,760kg were recovered and two suspects – Gbenga Abiodun and Sunday Abiodun arrested.

“Another suspect, Ademola Oyelakin was also arrested same day with 770kg of the same psychoactive substance along Lagos-Ibadan expressway,” he said.

According to the statement, a total of 11,786 pills of tramadol, molly, rohypnol and diazepam as well as 64 bottles of codeine syrup were also recovered from an underground storage a suspect, Muhammad Warnos Abdullahi, dug in his bedroom at Marwa Coastal Road, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos when NDLEA officers raided his home on Friday, October 25.

“The suspect dug the illicit drug storage deep in his room, covered it with padlocked iron slate, a rug and then put his mattress on top to avoid detection,” he said.

Regarding other operations the anti-narcotic agency carried out within the week under review, Babafemi said a suspect identified as Fadan Bindom, 39, was arrested at Pilgani village in Plateau State for being in possession of 65.85kg cannabis and 18 grams of tramadol.

Another suspect identified as 42-year-old Sunday Agbata, was nabbed at Pavwei – Rayfield, Jos South LGA with 5,830 tablets and ampoules of bromazepam, diazepam and pentazocine injection on Wednesday, the agency said.

“A major distributor of illicit drugs in FCT Abuja, Umar Muhammed, 40, was on Monday 21st October nabbed following the earlier seizure of a consignment of 198.5kg cannabis linked to him at Wuse market park.

“In Edo state, NDLEA operatives recovered 640kg cannabis concealed in 80 jumbo bags of fresh vegetables at Ewu junction, Irrua, Esan Central LGA and arrested a suspect, Austin Oruamen, 27, while another suspect Adereti Kazeem, 35, was nabbed with 200 blocks of cannabis weighing 133kg at Obalayan, Ile-Ife, Osun state on Thursday 24th October,” the statement noted.

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