The discovery comes less than a month after NDLEA operatives dismantled another large methamphetamine laboratory concealed in a forest in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled an industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory hidden in a forest in Oyo State, arresting a Mexican national and four Nigerians allegedly involved in the operation.
The agency said the laboratory, located deep within the forest of Tapa Village in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, was being operated by a Nigerian-Mexican drug cartel and contained multi-billion-naira worth of illicit substances, precursor chemicals and production equipment.
The discovery comes less than a month after NDLEA operatives dismantled another large methamphetamine laboratory concealed in a forest in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Speaking at a press briefing at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa, described the operation as a major breakthrough against transnational drug trafficking networks.
