Monday, December 1, 2025 - Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a drug network that packaged illicit substances as imported Christmas cookies and snacks for distribution through social media in Lagos.
In a statement on Sunday, the Director, Media and Advocacy,
Mr. Femi Babafemi, said the syndicate was run by Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi
Majekodunmi, who operated from Lekki.
“The suspects imported Canadian Loud and used colourful
designer sachets with cookie labels to repackage the drugs for retail
distribution via a WhatsApp platform,” Babafemi said.
He disclosed that following credible intelligence, NDLEA
operatives raided their apartment at Ojulari Street, Ikate, Lekki, on Saturday,
November 22, where 5kg of Loud and large quantities of designer packaging
materials were recovered.
Babafemi also said a 38-year-old drug kingpin, Philip
Ucheka, was arrested on November 27 at Ladipo, Mushin, with 110 pouches of
Canadian Loud weighing 55.6kg, while three delivery vehicles were seized.
“At a courier firm, 100 grams of Loud concealed in a teddy
bear from Thailand were intercepted, while 548 tramadol capsules hidden in
Vitamin C bottles meant for the UK were also recovered,” he added.
In Oyo State, NDLEA officers arrested Wasiu Kareem, 55, with
large quantities of pentazocine, codeine and tramadol along the Lagos–Ibadan
Expressway.
Babafemi said seven suspects were arrested in Ondo State
with 3,077kg of skunk, while more seizures were made in Kogi, Kano, Bauchi,
Lagos (Seme) and along the Abuja/Jos and Abuja/Kaduna highways, including the
arrest of a couple with 725 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.
Commending NDLEA commands nationwide, Babafemi quoted the
Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) as urging
officers to sustain the balanced approach of enforcement and sensitisation.
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