NDLEA and soldiers raid Akala in Mushin, Lagos and arrest 47
A joint NDLEA and army team raided the Akala criminal hideout in Mushin, Lagos on 2 June 2013, arresting 47 suspects and seizing a cannabis warehouse. The agency said the 3,166.15 kg haul was mainly cannabis with small amounts of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine.
On Sunday 2 June 2013, a combined team of NDLEA officers and Nigerian Army soldiers raided Akala in Mushin, described as a notorious criminal hideout in Lagos, arresting 47 suspected traffickers and addicts, 42 men and five women.[1][2]The operation lasted several hours and uncovered an illegal warehouse holding 3,166.15 kg of drugs, mainly cannabis, alongside 31.4 grammes of heroin, 292 grammes of cocaine and 1.9 grammes of methamphetamine in pinches for local consumption.[1][2]
NDLEA chairman Ahmadu Giade said the operation showed no criminal location was invincible and praised the backing of the army’s 9 Brigade under Brigadier General Adeniyi Oyebade.[1][2]The agency said investigations had begun, with the culpable to be prosecuted and addicts counselled.[1][2]
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