NDLEA seizes 22160kg of Codeine Meth Loud at Lagos seaport Mushin, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized over 22,160 kilograms of Codeine syrup, Methamphetamine and Skunk at Apapa seaport and a notorious drug den, Akala, Mushin, Lagos in two major operations in the state.
The feat was achieved in two major operations in the state.
A statement by the Agency on Sunday, said a total of 14,080kg codeine syrup (8,080 litres) and 4,352.43kg cold caps used to conceal the former in a 40ft container imported from India, were intercepted on Wednesday at the Apapa port and Cannabis/Loud/Skunk imported from Ghana and Methamphetamine weighing 3,727.72kg were seized in an early morning raid at Akala, Mushin where 17 suspects, including five females, were arrested on Thursday.
NDLEA seizes 22160kg of Codeine Meth Loud at Lagos seaport Mushin
At Akala, NDLEA Strike Force operatives in their numbers with support from the military stormed fortified warehouses in the drug den and evacuated bags and bottles of cannabis, loud, skunk, skuchies and methamphetamine and arrested 17 suspects for further investigation.
Meanwhile, a female drug kingpin, Mrs Jemilat Seriki, who is one of the owners of 12,385 pellets of Loud imported from Ghana and intercepted at Eko Atlantic Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos in November last year has been arrested by narcotics officers after weeks of manhunt.
Mrs Seriki a.k.a Iya Ilorin admitted being one the owners of the consignments seized, adding that her bags of drugs had ‘Jah Bless’ written on them. When eventually identified and sorted, she has 16 bags with the inscription containing drugs weighing 668.85kg.