Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 40-foot trailer loaded with skunk — a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms and worth over N1.1 billion.
The consignment, found in Kagini, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, was being loaded into six vehicles for distribution to some Northern states at an abandoned fuel station.
Similarly, suspects Anthony Nnamdi, 42, and Abba Ali, 27, were apprehended by NDLEA officers at Nyanya, where a total of 1.398 kg of codeine and a substance used to prepare crack were found.
These were disclosed in a statement on Sunday by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi
The statement read; “The intelligence-led operation, which took place at 1:20 am on Saturday, January 11, 2025, led to the seizure of not only the large illicit consignment but also the trailer and the six vehicles: a Toyota Van, Toyota Camry car, Toyota Sienna bus, JAC 4-wheel-drive Hilux truck, Toyota Corolla car, and a Vento Passat car, as well as the arrest of a suspect, 42-year-old Isaac Monday Desmond. The consignment was loaded into the trailer at Uzebba in Owan local council area of Edo State.
“No fewer than 20 wraps of cocaine weighing 330 grams have been recovered from a cargo going to Australia at a logistics firm in Lagos by officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) in NDLEA.“