Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, concealed in a duvet and packaged for export to the United Kingdom.

The interception occurred at the cargo shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos according to a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy

NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday.

Two suspects, Adakole Sunday and Austin Balogun, linked to the consignment, were promptly arrested following the discovery by NDLEA officers on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

Six parcels of the psychoactive substance, with a gross weight of 3.50 kilograms, were concealed inside the duvet.

In his statement, Austin Balogun, identified as the main agent who hired Adakole, admitted to receiving ₦700,000 to transport the consignment to the UK.

He revealed that he spent part of the payment on export handling charges and used the rest to rent an apartment, Babafemi said

Also in Lagos, NDLEA operatives raided a hideout in the Igbo Olumo area of Ikorodu, arresting two suspects, Joseph Oluwasegun Adewale and Biodun Adelakun.

Seven liters of skuchies—a new psychoactive substance made from black currant, cannabis, and opioids—were recovered during the operation.

Other seized items included three locally made double-barrel rifles, one locally made double-barrel pistol, one English-made pistol, one locally made single-barrel rifle, three cartridges, one empty 9mm cartridge, and an iron-headed axe.

In another operation on Sunday, January 19, NDLEA officers seized 47 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, and 25.46 kilograms of nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas, at the notorious Akala area of Mushin, Lagos.

In Ekiti State, a 26-year-old suspect, Adepoju Taiwo, was arrested on Thursday, January 23, with 1.950 kilograms of Canadian Loud along Iworoko Road in Ilokun, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Similarly, in Kwara State, a suspect, Auwal Sani, was apprehended on Monday, January 20, in Bode Saadu, Moro Local Government Area.

A total of 50,000 pills of Tramadol 225mg, weighing 36.56 kilograms, were recovered from him.

In Kano State, NDLEA operatives arrested a Nigerien national, Abubakar Lami, 45, alongside Abba Sani, 35, and Auwal Aliyu, 32, at Gadar Tamburawa. The officers recovered 13.1 kilograms of skunk and 125 liters of suck and die, another new psychoactive substance.

Additionally, in the Gefen Kasa area of Dawakin Kudu Local Government, a cannabis plantation was discovered and destroyed, leading to the arrest of Sabo Ali Muhammad, 45, linked to the farm.

Meanwhile, NDLEA commands across the country have continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization and advocacy programs.

These activities included lectures at Army Children Secondary School in Oyo, Government Day Secondary School in Gwadangwaji, Kebbi State, Government Day Secondary School in Suleja, Niger State, St. Dominic Comprehensive College in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, District Junior College in Agege, Lagos, and the Pompomari community in Damaturu, Yobe State, among others.

Commending the officers and men of the MMIA, Lagos, Kano, Kwara, and Ekiti Commands for their successful operations, NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), also lauded their counterparts nationwide for intensifying the WADA social advocacy and sensitization efforts across their areas of responsibility.