The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three persons with disability (PWDs) for alleged drug trafficking in separate operations across Anambra and Kwara states, while operatives also uncovered 2,326 kilogrammes of Loud cannabis valued at over N5.8 billion during another raid in Lagos.

This was disclosed by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja and reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Babafemi said the operations, which led to multiple arrests and seizures of illicit substances, were carried out between May 4 and May 7 across Lagos, Anambra, Kwara, Kogi and Nasarawa states.

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According to the NDLEA spokesperson, one of the PWD suspects was tracked to Akpaka Forest in Onitsha, Anambra State, on May 6, following credible intelligence.

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He said the suspect was found with 250 grammes of skunk already packaged in retail sachets.

  • Babafemi added that another PWD was arrested during a separate raid in Ogbunike area of Anambra on May 7 with 160.3 grammes of Tramadol 225mg and 100mg.
  • He said operatives also recovered 80 suspected Diazepam pills, 38.23 grammes of suspected Exol 5, and 176.93 grammes of suspected skunk from the suspect.

The NDLEA spokesman further disclosed that another PWD suspect was arrested in Kwara State during a stop-and-search operation along Bode Saadu on Friday.

  • “In Kwara, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu on Friday, intercepted a commercial vehicle and in the course of a search, one of the passengers, a PWD was found with 6.3 Kilo Grammes of skunk concealed in a brown school bag,” he said.

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Babafemi said operatives of the NDLEA Special Operations Unit on Friday raided a mansion in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, allegedly being used as a stash house for illicit drugs.

During the operation, officers recovered 4,000 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of imported cannabis, weighing 2,326 kilogrammes with an estimated street value exceeding N5.8 billion.

  • “Also seized from the house located at 36 African Lane, Lekki Phase 1, include two Mercedes-Benz buses and different designer sachets used in packaging the illicit substance for retail distribution,” he said.

The agency also announced the arrest of another suspect at Nyanya Karu in Nasarawa State on May 4 with 129 kilogrammes of suspected skunk.

  • In Kogi State, NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Okene-Lokoja highway intercepted a white commuter J5 bus heading to Abuja on Friday.
  • A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 76 jumbo bags of suspected skunk weighing 766 kilogrammes, while three suspects were arrested in connection with the seizure.
  • Babafemi further stated that NDLEA officers on May 6 raided a makeshift skuchies production factory in the Ijora Badia area of Lagos where two suspects were apprehended.

According to him, the suspects were caught processing cannabis and mixing it with other illicit substances.

He said officers recovered 270 litres of already prepared skuchies and 106 grammes of Tramadol 225mg during the operation.

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The latest arrests and seizures come amid a growing crackdown on illicit drug trafficking and abuse across Nigeria.

The operation led to the simultaneous arrests of a suspect identified as Simon in Switzerland, 34-year-old Jecinta Amara Ikechi in Anambra State, and 28-year-old Blessing Ngozi Amadi in Agbor, Delta State, on April 28, 2026.

  • In April 2026, the NDLEA also raided three illicit drug warehouses in Lagos, recovering opioids valued at N16.9 billion.
  • The agency recorded 974 drug-related convictions nationwide in the first quarter of 2026, including 11 major drug kingpins sentenced to a combined 254 years’ imprisonment.

Earlier this year, NDLEA operatives also intercepted large consignments of Captagon, tramadol and codeine shipments in several states as authorities intensified efforts to combat narcotics trafficking and abuse across the country.