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Nigeria Arrests Mexican National After Anti-Drug Agency Raids Industrial-Scale Meth Laboratory
Agency officials said the raid uncovered chemicals, laboratory gear and evidence linking the site to a wider transnational methamphetamine network.
- On Tuesday, NDLEA Chairman Buba Marwa announced the dismantling of an industrial methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and the arrest of Mexican drug kingpin Arturo Carrera Loaiza at Lagos airport.
- Transnational drug cartels have increasingly targeted Nigeria's forests and rural communities for laboratory relocations, prompting the agency to shut down similar operations in Ogun and Oyo states earlier this year.
- Forensic examination of CCTV footage identified Loaiza in a laboratory coat at the Ebonyi property, linking it to John Samuel Ivo Okike; raids recovered 442.8kg of acetone and specialized equipment.
- Loaiza was arrested on August 19 while attempting to flee the country; Marwa vowed the agency will pursue all financiers and local enablers connected to the network.
- The agency urged residents of rural communities to report suspicious activities, unusual chemical odours, or unfamiliar structures through its toll-free line, 080010203040, to aid ongoing investigations.
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NDLEA arrests Mexican meth kingpin at Lagos airport, dismantles Ebonyi lab
The NDLEA has arrested a Mexican meth kingpin, Arturo Carrera Loaiza, at the Lagos airport and dismantled a related industrial-scale laboratory in Ebonyi S Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-arrests-mexican-meth-kingpin-at-lagos-airport-dismantles-ebonyi-lab/
No Space For Transnational Drug Cartels In Nigeria, Marwa Vows As NDLEA Arrests Fleeing Mexican Kingpin
Chairman and Chief Executive of the Agency said the breakthrough follows months of painstaking investigation into a wider criminal network behind a string of clandestine drug laboratories uncovered in parts of the country this year.
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Nigeria arrests Mexican national after anti-drug agency raids industrial-scale meth laboratory
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria have shut down an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and arrested a Mexican citizen at Lagos airport, the country's anti-drug agency said on Tuesday.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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