Korede Abdullah 
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announces a major breakthrough after dismantling six major drug syndicates across the country and arresting nine suspected kingpins in a coordinated series of intelligence-led raids.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi says in a Sunday statement that the operations reveal “the evolving tactics of drug cartels and the agency’s resolve to counter them.”
In Onitsha, Anambra State, two suspects are arrested while attempting to retrieve consignments of methamphetamine, Loud, cocaine, and other synthetic chemicals concealed inside pressure machine cylinders imported from South Africa.
Further raids across Lagos, Kogi, Cross River, Edo, and Kebbi uncover sophisticated concealment methods ranging from brake servo parts to warehouse stockpiles. A brake servo bound for Gabon is found loaded with cocaine, leading to the arrest of an auto-parts dealer and a freight agent.
In Kogi and Cross River, officers intercept more than 9,400kg of skunk, while in Kebbi they seize over 13,000 bottles of codeine syrup and thousands of opioid pills disguised as paracetamol—allegedly destined for a terrorist enclave.
Additional operations along the Enugu–Onitsha expressway and in Abuja, Lagos, and Niger yield tramadol, pentazocine, synthetic drugs, and live ammunition.
NDLEA Chairman Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) praises the operatives, warning that the festive season is a “vulnerable period for criminal drug activities.” He insists: “We must not, and we will not, let down our guard.”
He instructs all NDLEA commands to heighten surveillance as the agency intensifies efforts to disrupt trafficking networks nationwide.
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