Ndlea Destroys N301bn Illicit Drugs in Lagos Court-ordered Exercise in Nigeria

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has 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, Lagos, followed orders of the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, and involved drugs from concluded uncontested cases and abandoned seizures. According to a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, 246,864.535kg of the drugs were seized by the Lagos Strategic Command between April 2025 and May 2026. Another 83,001.05kg were seized by the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Tin Can and Apapa Strategic Commands, Marine Command and a Special Operations Unit operating in Lagos. The destroyed substances comprised cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis varieties, including Canadian Loud and skunk, ephedrine, tramadol, codeine syrup and other opioids, as well as khat leaves.