NDLEA uncovers opioids in bread, arrests real estate agent
The NDLEA has intercepted opioids and other illicit drugs concealed in bread and music speakers, arresting a real estate agent and others across Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-uncovers-opioids-in-bread-arrests-real-estate-agent/
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered illicit drugs concealed in various packages and devices during operations across several states in Nigeria. On September 9, 2026, a real estate agent, Abideen Jide Salami, was arrested for attempting to collect a large luggage containing synthetic cannabis, known as Colorado or Colos, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The operation also led to the arrest of Nurudeen Abiodun Kadiri, a 44-year-old individual, who was set to receive 12.25kg of the drug, also from the UK.
In another operation, a music speaker rigged with three packs of Colorado was intercepted at a motor park in Lagos, leading to the arrest of tour agent Ifeanyi Augustine, 41, and the consignment owner, Obasi Ugochuckwu, 46. Additionally, a 28-year-old suspect named Habibu Sabitu was arrested in Kano State for attempting to dispatch 2.1kg of Colorado to Kano. The NDLEA has also been destroying illicit cannabis crops in various states, including Ovia South-West, Owan East, and Owan West in Edo State.
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