NDLEA arrests Nigeria-Mexico drug syndicate, seizes N480bn drugs in Ogun
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NDLEA arrests Nigeria-Mexico drug syndicate, seizes N480bn drugs in Ogun

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May 20, 2026 Updated May 22, 2026 1 min read 3 views 1 shares

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled a transnational methamphetamine production syndicate jointly operated by a Nigerian drug cartel and Mexican collaborators, l The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled a transnational methamphetamine production syndicate jointly operated by a Nigerian drug cartel and Mexican collaborators, leading to the arrest of 10 suspects. Also, illicit drugs and...

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  • The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled a transnational methamphetamine production syndicate jointly operated by a Nigerian drug cartel and Mexican collaborators, l The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled a transnational methamphetamine production syndicate jointly operated by a Nigerian drug cartel and Mexican collaborators, leading to the arrest of 10 suspects.
  • Also, illicit drugs and chemicals valued at over N480bn were recovered during the operation.The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig.
  • Buba Marwa (retd.)Disclosed this on Wednesday during a media briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled a transnational methamphetamine production syndicate jointly operated by a Nigerian drug cartel and Mexican collaborators, leading to the arrest of 10 suspects. Also, illicit drugs and chemicals valued at over N480bn were recovered during the operation.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.)

Disclosed this on Wednesday during a media briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. Marwa said the operation, carried out by operatives of the agency’s Special Operations Unit, led to the discovery and shutdown of what he described as the biggest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory ever uncovered in Nigeria.

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