{
  "id": 4561184,
  "title": "NDLEA Busts N6.2bn International Drug Pipeline, Seizes ‘Jihadi Drug’ Hidden in Ghana Soap, 3.9m Opioid Pills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ndlea-busts-n6-2bn-international-drug-pipeline-seizes-jihadi-drug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T03:26:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/31/ndlea-busts-n6-2bn-international-drug-pipeline-seizes-jihadi-drug-hidden-in-ghana-soap-3-9m-opioid-pills/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria has dismantled a vast international drug trafficking network, seizing narcotics worth over N6.2 billion while apprehending a suspected cross-border kingpin and several others. The operation, which spanned Africa, Europe, and Asia, led to the interception of illicit consignments at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). Among the seized drugs were captagon tablets, known as the \"Jihadi drug,\" hidden inside ordinary blocks of bathing soap imported from Ghana, valued at over N1.5 billion. Additionally, the agency recovered 3,900,030 tablets of Tramaking 225mg and Tapentadol 250mg, weighing a total of 2,787.40 kilograms and estimated to be worth more than N4.6 billion. These seizures, along with several others in various states, demonstrate the sophisticated methods and international routes traffickers use to infiltrate Nigeria's drug supply chain.",
  "summary": "Michael Olugbode in Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a major international drug trafficking operation spanning Africa, Europe and Asia, intercepting illicit consignments worth more than",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}