Monday, June 1, 2026 - Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered high-potency illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped from the Netherlands, in a series of coordinated operations that also led to arrests and seizures across Kaduna, Niger and Enugu states.
The discovery was made on May 26, 2026, at a courier
company, where officers found 3 kilograms of ketamine and 199 grams of MDMA
hidden inside the appliances.
In a statement released on Sunday by the Director, Media
& Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the agency said, “Operatives of the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered consignments of high potency illicit
drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped to Lagos from Netherlands.”
In another operation in Kaduna State, operatives arrested a
couple, Musa Sunday and Mercy Sunday, alongside Salomi Ezekiel, after
recovering 100 jumbo bags of skunk weighing 1,246 kilograms from their
residence in Gonin Gora area on May 24.
On the same day, along the Abuja–Kaduna highway at Jere,
officers intercepted Sunusi Musa, a 30-year-old suspect found with 380 rounds
of 7.62mm military-grade ammunition, allegedly heading to Katsina State.
The suspect and exhibits were handed over to the appropriate
security agency for further investigation.
“In Niger State, NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence
raided a warehouse at Gidan Kukah, Bosso Local Government Area, on May 27,
where 457 kilograms of skunk were recovered.
“A suspect, Godwin Zakka, was later arrested at his
residence in Minna in connection with the seizure.
“In Enugu State, operatives on patrol along the
Onitsha–Enugu expressway intercepted a commercial vehicle marked JAY-158-YF on
May 28, recovering 22,000 tramadol pills, 100 ampoules of pentazocine and 200
grams of bromazepam. A suspect, James Maigari Wisdom, was arrested,” NDLEA
said.
The agency said its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA)
sensitisation campaign continued nationwide alongside enforcement operations,
with lectures held in schools and communities across Cross River, Taraba, Lagos
and Anambra states, among others.
It said, “With the same zeal, Commands and formations of the
Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse sensitisation
activities in schools, worship centres, work places and communities, among
others.”
Commending the operations, the Chairman/Chief Executive
Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), praised officers
for sustaining both enforcement and preventive efforts and urged them to
intensify the nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking networks.
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