Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered consignments of illicit drugs concealed inside water purifier machines imported into Lagos from the Netherlands.
The agency disclosed that the illegal shipment, intercepted at a courier facility on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, contained three kilogrammes of ketamine and 199 grammes of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy.
In a separate operation in Kaduna State, NDLEA officers arrested a couple, Musa Sunday and Mercy Sunday, alongside another suspect, Salomi Ezekiel, 38.
The arrests followed the discovery of 100 jumbo bags of skunk, weighing a total of 1,246 kilogrammes, at their residence in the Gonin Gora area on May 24.
Further enforcement along the Abuja-Kaduna highway near Jere led to the arrest of a 30-year-old suspect, Sunusi Musa, who was found transporting 380 rounds of military-grade 7.62mm ammunition allegedly bound for Katsina State.
The suspect and recovered ammunition were subsequently handed over to relevant security authorities for further investigation.
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In Niger State, NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence raided a warehouse in Gidan Kukah, Bosso Local Government Area, where 457 kilogrammes of skunk were recovered on May 27.
A suspect, Godwin Zakka, 46, was later apprehended at his residence in the Gbeganu area of Minna in connection with the seizure.
Meanwhile, in Enugu State, officers on patrol along the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway intercepted a commercial vehicle en route to Taraba State.
A search of the vehicle yielded 22,000 pills of tramadol, 100 ampoules of pentazocine, and 200 grammes of bromazepam. One suspect, James Maigari Wisdom, was arrested.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohammed Marwa (Rtd), commended officers across Kaduna, Niger, and Enugu commands, as well as the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, for their efforts.
Marwa urged personnel nationwide to remain steadfast in the fight against drug trafficking while sustaining public sensitisation campaigns under the agency’s War Against Drug Abuse initiative.
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