Nigeria NDLEA Seizes N3.4bn Drugs, Arrests Fake Police Officer

Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency announced a series of nationwide operations resulting in major drug seizures and multiple arrests, including the interception of a large cannabis shipment at a Lagos port and the apprehension of a suspect accused of impersonating a police officer. The agency, in a statement released on Sunday, September 20, 2026, said the operations were conducted across eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The most significant seizure was 603.75 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a potent cannabis strain, valued by the agency at N1.811 billion. The consignment, comprising 1,200 parcels, was found concealed in a 40-foot container shipped from Montreal, Canada, at the TinCan Island Port in Lagos. The container arrived on September 12 and was placed under surveillance following intelligence. A joint examination with the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies on September 16 uncovered the drugs hidden in 31 black jumbo bags loaded into two Toyota Sienna vehicles. In Delta State, operatives arrested 49-year-old Innocent Ekpe on September 16 along the Benin-Onitsha Expressway in Asaba. He was allegedly transporting 292.