Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a social media-based drug distribution network disguising illicit substances as imported Christmas cookies and snacks in the Lekki area of Lagos. The agency arrested two alleged ringleaders after raiding their hideout and dismantling the operation.
According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the syndicate, led by Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi Majekodunmi, imported consignments of Canadian Loud a potent strain of cannabis and a variety of colourful designer sachets branded with cookie and snack labels. These were used to package the drugs in small retail quantities for distribution through a WhatsApp platform.
Acting on credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives raided an apartment on Ojulari Street, Ikate, Lekki, on Saturday, 22 November 2025, where they recovered a large stash of the designer packaging and 5kg of Loud.
In a separate operation on Thursday, 27 November, officers arrested 38-year-old drug kingpin Philip Ucheka in Mushin, Lagos, as he received 110 pouches of Canadian Loud weighing 55.6kg. Three delivery vehicles linked to him were also seized.
That same week, NDLEA personnel intercepted 100 grams of Loud hidden inside a teddy bear imported from Thailand at a courier company, and seized 548 capsules of tramadol concealed in Vitamin C and magnesium bottles at another logistics firm.
Along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Oyo State, officers arrested 55-year-old Wasiu Kareem on Saturday, 29 November, with a haul that included 8,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection, 590 bottles of codeine syrup, 1,500 Co-codamol pills, and 9,900 tramadol capsules.
In Ondo State, seven suspects were taken into custody on Monday, 24 November, following a raid on the Ipe Forest in Akoko South East, where 3,077kg of skunk was recovered. The suspects were identified as John Ede, Ede Ndubuisi, Ikenna Abe, Eze Chukwuma, Maduabuchi Odo, Nnaji Chudubem, and George Okowor.
Other arrests included:
Kogi State: Anthony Sylvester, 49, arrested on 26 November while transporting 649kg of skunk in a truck along the Okene–Lokoja Highway.
Lagos (Seme Border): One suspect, Abubakar Shuaibu, 33, arrested with 487 blocks of skunk weighing 243.5kg during a warehouse raid on Friday, 28 November.
Kano: Tsalha Alasan, 47, intercepted with 137kg of skunk along the Zaria–Kano Road on 24 November.
Bauchi: Three suspects Godspower Appeal, 50; Ernest Upong, 55; and Godday Chukwudi, 38 arrested on 26 November with 322 blocks of skunk weighing 209kg in Fanshanu village, Toro LGA. Officers also recovered a black Toyota Highlander used to transport the drugs.
Abuja/Jos Highway: John Ekojo, 51, arrested with 210.15kg of skunk on 29 November.
Abuja/Kaduna Highway: A couple, Abdullahi Abubakar, 45, and Jamila Abdullahi, 35, arrested with 725 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition concealed in a sack of maize. Another suspect, Awwal Sabiu, 20, was caught with 400 rounds of the same ammunition at the Abuja/Kaduna toll gate on 28 November.
The NDLEA says investigations and further operations are ongoing.
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