LAGOS — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has publicly destroyed 329,865.585 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs with an estimated street value of N301.058 billion in a court-ordered exercise in Lagos .
The exercise, conducted on Monday at Navy Town, Ojo, followed orders of the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, and involved seizures from uncontested concluded cases and abandoned consignments .
CDA News Nigeria gathered that 246,864.535kg of the drugs were seized by the NDLEA Lagos Strategic Command between April 2025 and May 2026, while 83,001.05kg came from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Tin Can and Apapa Strategic Commands, Marine Command and a Special Operations Unit .
CDA News Nigeria reports that the destroyed substances comprised cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis varieties including Canadian Loud and skunk, ephedrine, tramadol, codeine syrup, other opioids and khat leaves .
Speaking at the event, NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), described the destruction as a bold demonstration of Nigeria’s resolve to protect its citizens and deny criminal networks the resources they need to thrive . He warned drug barons: “Wherever you hide, whoever sponsors you and however sophisticated your network may be, the long arm of the law will reach you” .
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu described the scale of destruction as a “sobering reminder of the threat that illicit drugs pose to our communities” . The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, noted the connection between drug trafficking and violent non-state actors, saying: “Bandits, kidnappers, armed robbers, insurgents, terrorists, this is their oxygen” .
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