Nigeria busts meth cartel in largest seizure, arrests kingpin
Nigeria's anti-drug agency has dismantled a major methamphetamine syndicate, marking the largest seizure of its kind in the country. The operation resulted in the arrest of 10 suspects, including three Mexicans, and the confiscation of drugs and chemicals valued at approximately $363 million. This crackdown highlights Nigeria's increasing role as a manufacturing hub in the global illegal drugs trade.
- ▪Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seized 2.4 tons of methamphetamine and chemicals worth about $363 million.
- ▪The operation involved coordinated raids on a farm in Ogun state and linked properties in Lagos state.
- ▪Ten suspects were arrested, including three Mexicans described as meth 'cooks' and the alleged mastermind, a Nigerian named Anochili Innocent.
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Nigeria busts meth cartel in largest seizure, arrests kingpinSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished May 21, 2026, 05:19 PMUpdated May 21, 2026, 05:19 PMABUJA, May 21 - Nigeria's anti-drug agency said it had dismantled a methamphetamine syndicate in the largest seizure of its kind in the country, seizing drugs and chemicals worth about $363 million and arresting 10 suspects, including three Mexicans.The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said late on Wednesday that coordinated raids on a farm in Ogun state and linked properties in Lagos state, southwest Nigeria, uncovered an industrial-scale clandestine laboratory and yielded 2.4 tons of methamphetamine and chemical materials.NDLEA chief Mohamed Buba Marwa said the operation, carried out over 48 hours after…
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