NDLEA Intercepts UK, Australia-bound Cocaine, Opioid Consignments

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have intercepted consignments of cocaine and various opioids concealed in walls of cartons used to package cloths and other items going to the United Kingdom and Australia.

The two seizures were recorded at a courier company in Lagos on Friday, May 15, 2026, during examination of shipments going to the UK and Australia.

The NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said a total of 170 grams of cocaine sealed in cellophane parcels and buried in the walls of a carton of cloths heading to Australia were recovered; while a wide range of opioids including 200 ampoules of pentazocine injection; 1,100 capsules of tramadol and 100 ampoules of promethazine injection, were recovered from another carton which has United Kingdom as its final destination.

Also, NDLEA operatives in Delta State, had on Sunday, May 10, 2026, raided Ejeonu village in Ukwuani local government area of the State where they destroyed 27,500 kilograms of skunk on 11 hectares of farmland and recovered 22.9kg of same substance while a 52-year-old suspect Ifeanyichukwu Peter was arrested in a follow-up operation at Obiaruku.

A similar raid in Orogun Village, Ughelli North LGA of the State on Tuesday, May 12, led to the destruction of 37,500 kilograms and recovery of 55.4kg of same psychoactive substance on 15 hectares of farmland as well as the arrest of 30-year-old Godwin Vincent Osadera.

According to the NDLEA, this brings the total weight of skunk destroyed by its operatives supported by soldiers in the two operations to 65,000 kilograms.

Meanwhile, operatives of the NDLEA in FCT Abuja, on Monday, May 11, arrested a 29-year-old businessman, Ogadi Peter, who specialised in producing drug laced cakes and cookies for parties and social gatherings in the nation’s capital city.

Babafemi said following credible intelligence, he was traced to his home in Life Camp area of Abuja where he was nabbed while 800grams of skunk and 2.70kg drug laced cookies were recovered from him.

While 181kg skunk was recovered from a suspect, Aliyu Sani, when NDLEA operatives raided the Ogere area of Ogun State on Wednesday, May 13, another suspect Sufiyanu Mohammed Misa, 27, was arrested with 105,850 pills of opioids including tramadol, diazepam and exol-5 along Zaki-Biam Road in Wukari LGA, Taraba State, on Thursday, May 14, 2026.