Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its Special Operations Unit raids a mansion in Lekki, Lagos, on Friday, recovering large quantities of cannabis. According to NDLEA, the property is used as a stash house. In the operation, officers recovered about 4,000 parcels of “Loud,” described as a strong strain of imported cannabis. The seized cannabis weighs 2,326 kilograms and is estimated to have a street value of more than ₦5.8 billion (reported as ₦5,815,000,000 in one account). The reports say the drugs are recovered from the Lekki residence and do not provide additional details in the available summaries about arrests, suspects, or further investigations. Both outlets attribute the information to NDLEA and describe the same raid, location, and broad figures for the drugs recovered.
NDLEA raids Lekki mansion, seizes cannabis worth about ₦5.8 billion
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its Special Operations Unit raids a mansion in Lekki, Lagos, on Friday, recovering large quantities of cannabis. According to NDLEA, the pro...
- NDLEA’s Special Operations Unit raids a mansion in Lekki, Lagos on Friday.
- The agency says the mansion is used as a drug stash house.
- NDLEA reports recovering about 4,000 parcels of “Loud,” an imported cannabis strain.
- The seized cannabis is reported at 2,326 kilograms.
- The drugs are estimated to be worth about ₦5.8 billion on the street.
The NDLEA said its Special Operations Unit raided the mansion in Lekki, Lagos, on Friday. The post NDLEA uncovers N5.8 billion cannabis in Lagos mansion appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
3 months agoOperatives of a Special Operations Unit in NDLEA on Friday 8th May raided a Lekki Lagos mansion used as stash house where 4,000 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of imported cannabis weighing 2,326 kilograms with a street value of over Five Billion Eight Hundred and Fifteen Million Naira (N5,815,000,000.00) were recovered. The post NDLEA uncovers Lekki mansion used as drug stash house appeared first on Vanguard News.
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