NDLEA Seizes Cocaine, Cannabis in Lagos Airport Raids and Nationwide Operations

Operatives of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted consignments of cocaine and cannabis at Lagos's Murtala Muhammed International Airport last week, arresting several suspects in a coordinated effort to curb drug trafficking. The seizures, which occurred on April 8 and 9, 2026, involved 2.80 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the false bottoms of food flasks destined for the United Kingdom via a Virgin Atlantic flight, and 2.90 kilograms of Loud, a potent cannabis strain, concealed in snack packs arriving from the United States on a Delta Air Lines flight.

Agency spokesman Femi Babafemi detailed the operations in a statement released on Sunday. At the airport's export shed, officers arrested two cargo agents, Ama Obinna Ufeim, 33, and Ogabi Monday Akorede, 39, immediately after discovering the cocaine on April 9. A follow-up investigation identified Agoro Tajudeen Moninuola, a 52-year-old freight forwarder, as the sender, leading to his arrest. In the import shed seizure the previous day, two clearing agents, Animashaun Moshood Adetunji and Mercy Gabriel Oluwasegun, were detained, followed by the consignee, 29-year-old fashion designer Saheed Adeshina Adegoke,...