US EditionNigeria: NDLEA Uncovers Illicit Drugs Packaged As Christmas Cookies, Arrests Distributors
NDLEA arrested masterminds and seized large quantities of cannabis and other drugs disguised as cookies, disrupting a WhatsApp-based syndicate, officials said.
- On Sunday, NDLEA said it dismantled a WhatsApp‑run drug network packaging narcotics as imported Christmas cookies, detaining two masterminds after a Lagos raid.
- Using imported consignments of Canadian Loud, the group marketed drugs on a WhatsApp platform and packaged them in colourful sachets, while officers intercepted 548 tramadol capsules hidden in vitamin bottles bound for the United Kingdom.
- During coordinated raids, NDLEA seized 9,900 capsules, 8,000 ampoules, 1,500 pills, 590 bottles, 110 pouches at Ladipo area of Mushin, and 100 grams in a teddy bear imported from Thailand.
- NDLEA recovered designer sachets and seized three delivery vehicles plus a black Toyota Highlander, registration ABJ 533 EA, linked to the network.
- Intercepted consignments showed international reach, with 548 tramadol capsules hidden in vitamin bottles bound for the United Kingdom and Loud concealed in a teddy bear from Thailand, NDLEA said.
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Nigeria: NDLEA Uncovers Illicit Drugs Packaged As Christmas Cookies, Arrests Distributors
Mr Babafemi explained that following credible intelligence on the activities of the syndicate, which operated and distributed drugs through a WhatsApp platform, NDLEA operatives began tracking their movements
NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs packaged as Christmas cookies, arrests distributors
Mr Babafemi explained that following credible intelligence on the activities of the syndicate, which operated and distributed drugs through a WhatsApp platform, NDLEA operatives began tracking their movements The post NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs packaged as Christmas cookies, arrests distributors appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
NDLEA uncovers Canadian Loud disguised as Christmas cookies, arrests distributors in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered a WhatsApp-based drug distribution ring operating in Lekki, where traffickers disguised Canadian Loud as imported Christmas cookies and snacks before distributing it across Lagos. The post NDLEA uncovers Canadian Loud disguised as Christmas cookies, arrests distributors in Lagos appeared first on Nairametrics.
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two suspected masterminds of a drug syndicate that disguised high-grade Canadian Loud cannabis as imported Christmas cookies and snacks, selling the illicit products exclusively via WhatsApp.The suspects, Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi Majekodunmi, were taken into custody on Saturday, 22 November 2025, during a raid on their hideout located on Ojulari Street, Ikate, in the h…
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