NDLEA Dismantles Largest Meth Lab in Nigeria, Arrests 10

In a major operation, Nigerian anti-narcotics agents have dismantled what they describe as the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory ever discovered in the country, arresting ten suspects including three Mexican nationals and seizing chemicals and drugs valued at over 480 billion naira. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency announced the takedown of the transnational syndicate on Wednesday.

According to agency officials, the operation followed months of intelligence gathering and involved coordinated raids in Ogun and Lagos states on May 16. The primary target was a remote farm hidden in Abidagba forest within the Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, which was allegedly being used as a massive methamphetamine production facility by the Anochili Innocent Drug Trafficking Organisation.

A simultaneous raid was conducted at a residence on Tafawa Balewa Street in the Golf Estate, Lakowe area of Lekki, Lagos, where the alleged cartel leader, Anochili Innocent, was arrested. Officials stated that a search of this location led to the recovery of the international passports and mobile phones belonging to the three Mexican suspects, directly linking the alleged...