In a recent operation carried out by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), 8,852 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, was seized at Eleko Beach road in Lekki, Lagos State.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the operation, which took place on Thursday, May 4, 2023, involved a 30-minute gunfight with armed men who were escorting the illicit consignment in two long trucks.
According to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the operatives had acted on credible intelligence and laid an ambush for the traffickers.
Upon flagging down the trucks, they were not compliant and instead sped off with the armed men, leading to a 30-minute exchange of gunfire before they were overpowered by the NDLEA operatives. The truck drivers and their armed escorts were able to escape into the bush, abandoning the trucks and the drug consignments.
The first truck, painted red, contained 149 jumbo bags weighing 6,548kg, while the second truck, painted blue, had 53 big bags weighing 2,304kg, bringing the total number of bags to 202 and a gross weight of 8,852 kilograms.
NDLEA spokesperson, Babafemi, also mentioned that the agency was already on the trail of the drug lord who shipped the consignment into the country.
