Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted large consignments of Ghanaian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis sativa, smuggled into Lagos from Ghana loaded in two trucks and a J5 bus with a total weight of 14, 524.8 kilograms.
The three vehicles conveying jumbo bags of the psychoactive substance were trailed and intercepted at Ojuelegba area of Lagos in the early hours of Sunday 28th January 2024.
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In the process of blocking the vehicles, two of the drivers jumped off on motion while the third driver, 66-year-old Nasiru Ojomu, who works with wanted Akala, Mushin based drug baron, Suleiman Jimoh (alias Olowo Idi Ogede, also known as Temo) was arrested.
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In the last three years, NDLEA operatives have seized several shipments of same psychoactive substance worth billions of naira linked to Temo, noting that the wanted drug lord has since gone into hiding while the Agency continues manhunt for him.
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In the same vein, NDLEA operatives on routine patrol around a warehouse sealed at Church street, Idumota, Lagos on Thursday 1st February arrested three suspects: Joseph Joshua; Muhammed Adamu and Balarabe Musa.
The trio burgled a store in the area and loaded 546,700 pills of tramadol and other opioids into a waiting yellow bus marked BDG 447 XD and an unregistered Suzuki minibus.
