The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has formally taken custody of 6,778.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, intercepted at the Apapa Seaport in Lagos.
The illicit consignment was officially handed over to the NDLEA during a ceremony at the Apapa Port on Wednesday, following its interception during a joint examination of two containers by operatives of the NDLEA, the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies.
A statement on Wednesday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, revealed that the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), represented by the agency’s Director of Seaport Operations, ACGN Ibinabo Archie-Abia, described the seizure as a landmark achievement made possible through inter-agency collaboration.
“Through two major seizures recorded on June 15 and June 24, 2026, we send a clear and unequivocal message that we are more determined than ever to dismantle organised criminal syndicates and drug trafficking networks operating within and beyond our borders,” Marwa said.
He disclosed that the seizures followed months of intelligence-led operations coordinated by the NDLEA Special Investigation Unit and the Marine Intelligence Unit in collaboration with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Nigeria Customs Service.
