US EditionNigeria: NDLEA Recovers Drugs Worth N1.042bn From Lagos Hotel
- NDLEA operatives raided a hotel in Victoria Island Lagos between April 25 and 26, 2025.
- The agency acted on intelligence indicating the hotel served as a drug distribution cover.
- The operation recovered 589 bags of Canadian Loud cannabis and arrested three suspects.
- The recovered cannabis totalled 417.3 kilograms with an estimated street value of N1.042 billion.
- The raid disrupted a significant drug hub and led to ongoing pursuit of other suspects.
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NDLEA recovers N1.042bn, drugs in Lagos hotel - Daily Trust
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis with a total weight of 417.3kgs worth N1,042bn in street value. The operation was recorded after the NDLEA operatives raided an 80-room new hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos, used as cover for distributing illicit substances. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this on Sunday in a statement, said at …
NDLEA Recovers N1.042 Billion Illicit Drug Consignments In Lagos Hotel
– Intercepts over two million pills of tramadol in Kano, Jigawa; An 80-room new hotel in Victoria Island Lagos used as cover for distributing illicit substances has been raided by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who after hours of combing the rooms recovered 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis with a total weight of 417.3 kilograms worth ₦1,042,500,000 only in street value. At least, three suspe…
NDLEA raids Lagos hotel, recovers N1.042b illicit drug consignments - Worldstage
*Intercepts Saudi-bound cocaine, arrests 3 Ghanaian ladies for trafficking WorldStage Newsonline– The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raided an 80-room new hotel used as cover for distributing illicit substances in Victoria Island, Lagos, and recovered 598 bags of Canadian Loud. In a statement by the NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, the drugs recovered was with a total weight of 417.3 kilogrammes worth N1.04 …
NDLEA uncovers N1bn worth of Canadian loud at hotel in Lagos
GistReel The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 589 bags of Canadian loud, a potent strain of cannabis weighing a total of 417.3kg and valued at N1,042,500,000 in street value, after raiding a hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, used as a front for drug distribution. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday, April 27, 2025, by Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja. Babafemi…
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