Police and other security agencies examining a 40-foot container at Apapa, the district that holds Lagos’s port, found 275 sachets of a substance suspected to be Canadian Cannabis Indica concealed inside four chest freezers.[1] The Nigeria Police Force put the weight of the suspected cannabis at 267 kg.[2]

The force listed the find among its top 10 state-by-state operational successes recorded on 6 October 2026.[1] The summary was signed by Force Public Relations Officer CSP Ani Iniedu at Force Headquarters in Abuja.[2] It covered operations in Lagos, Oyo, Plateau, Borno, Delta, Bauchi and Kogi states.[2]

The container was examined jointly by police operatives and other security agencies.[1] The recovered exhibits were taken into custody for further investigation, with the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Panti, Lagos, handling the case.[1] The SCID is the force’s state-level criminal investigation unit.[1] The statement named no suspect in the container case.[2]