NDLEA seizes 2.1 tonnes of marijuana in Lagos, parades 12 suspects
The Lagos State command of Nigeria's NDLEA called 2,135.5 kg of marijuana seized from suspects at different locations across the state its biggest haul since the command was created, parading 12 suspects. Sector Commander Abiodun Adesola said the consignments were meant for distribution and consumption in Lagos.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s Lagos State command seized a total of about
2,135.5 kilogrammes of marijuana, otherwise known as Indian hemp, from suspects at different
locations in Lagos State.[1][2]Sector Commander Abiodun Adesola, addressing reporters in
Lagos, called it the biggest seizure since the command was created.[1][2]
Twelve suspects paraded
The agency paraded 12 suspects from whom the seizures were made.[1][2]Adesola said the
large consignments were meant for distribution and consumption in Lagos, and said it was
painful that those bringing them in treated the trade purely as a business venture.[1][2]He added that since the beginning of the year the agency had redefined its strategies,
repositioned its officers and refocused its operations for greater efficiency.[1][2]
Case data
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NDLEA operatives stopped a car on the Auchi-Ibillo Road in Akoko Edo, Edo State, and seized 19 bags of cannabis weighing 201 kg in a roundup of cannabis seizures reported on 8 November 2026. The same roundup reported a Benin City drug-joint raid, three arrests at a Taraba checkpoint with 226.255 kg of compressed cannabis, and further raids in Ondo and Lagos.
NDLEA operatives recovered 1,818 kg of cannabis packed in 148 bags in a raid on Odofin Road, Uso, in Ondo State, destroyed a one-hectare cannabis farm in Board Forest and recovered a further 242 kg. Officers arrested 36-year-old Itoro Linus Akpan in operations reported on 8 November 2026.
NDLEA officers found 16.15 kg of Loud cannabis hidden in two wooden sofas from Houston at Lagos airport on 4 November 2026. A freight agent who came to clear the cargo and a caterer who came to collect it were arrested.
NDLEA officers at Lagos airport found 1.20 kilogrammes of cannabis in two of nine parcels hidden in cartons of snacks from the United Kingdom, and arrested a 51-year-old freight agent who came to clear them. The other seven parcels held chemicals for making synthetic cannabis, and a sting in late October 2026 led to a second arrest.