The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) don show international drug dealers "who be boss" after dem intercept a massive 4,173.5kg of high-potency "Canadian Loud" cannabis for Tincan Island Port.
The market value of the drug? A staggering ₦10.4 billion!
On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, NDLEA officers join body with Customs and other security agents to search one suspicious container. To their surprise, dem see the drugs "professionally" hidden inside two used cars—one Ford Bus and one Mercedes-Benz C300—wey dey inside the container.
This shipment no be small level; e travel well-well before e land Lagos:
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March 28: E leave Toronto, Canada, enter train go Montreal.
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April 15: E reach Morocco inside one ship wey dem call Jakarta Express.
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May 9: E finally land Lagos after dem move am enter another ship.
NDLEA bin don dey "trail" this shipment for two months! Dem work join body with international "big boys" like the US DEA, the UK Home Office, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to make sure say the plan cast.
The NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), hail him officers well-well. He say this one na second time for inside one week wey dem catch big shipment like this (after the ₦5.8 billion raid for one Lekki mansion).
Marwa talk say: "This one na clear message to international syndicates say our ports no be playground for their soul-destroying business. We go break every link for this chain!"
