The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has dismantled a large methamphetamine laboratory hidden inside a forest in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said operatives seized more than 2.4 tonnes of methamphetamine and chemical materials valued at over 480 billion naira in the international market during coordinated operations in Ogun and Lagos states.
The NDLEA said the laboratory was allegedly operated by a Nigerian drug cartel working with Mexican methamphetamine experts. Three Mexican nationals and seven Nigerians, including the alleged kingpin identified as Anochili Innocent, were arrested during the raids carried out on May 16.
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The agency said investigators also recovered vehicles, industrial solvents, precursor chemicals and finished methamphetamine products. NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, described the operation as a major breakthrough against transnational drug trafficking networks operating in Nigeria.
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