Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on 8 January 2023 that a week of interdiction operations had seized almost four tonnes of skunk cannabis in Kaduna, Kano and Lagos States, with 11 suspects arrested.[1][2][3] Officers recovered 3,672 kg of cannabis sativa from a warehouse at Rido village in Kaduna on 3 January, 73 kg from a suspect at Semugu in Kano on 7 January, and over 230 kg in raids on Festac Town and Lagos Island.[1][2] Outlets tallying all four-state raids report 3,975 kg of skunk and 12 people detained, including five women.[3]

At Lagos airport and port, officers intercepted 37.5 kg of cannabis consignments concealed for export and import.[1][2][3] A freight agent was held on 6 January trying to export 1.5 kg hidden in foodstuffs to Dubai, and a courier-company parcel of 11.5 kg hidden in a giant wooden sculpture from Ghana bound for London was stopped.[1][2] At Tincan port, 24.5 kg of cannabis indica from Montreal hidden in a used Toyota Sienna was seized with one accomplice arrested, while the importer stayed at large and an N8 million bribe offered to officers was secured for prosecution.[1][2]

Officers also seized tramadol pills in the same raids, which are outside this tracker’s cannabis figures.[1][2][3] No court outcomes were reported.[1][2]