The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has dismantled the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory ever uncovered in Nigeria, arresting an alleged drug kingpin, three Mexican nationals and six Nigerian collaborators in coordinated operations across Ogun and Lagos states.
In a statement signed by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the operation, carried out by operatives of its Special Operations Unit (SOU), led to the discovery of an industrial-scale methamphetamine production facility hidden inside a forest in Ijebu area of Ogun State and the seizure of over 2.4 tonnes of methamphetamine and related chemicals.
Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed Marwa, said the operation followed months of intelligence gathering and surveillance.
According to him, the raids were conducted simultaneously in Ogun and Lagos within 48 hours.
Lineup of suspects arrested by NDLEA
