Sixty-six parcels of loud, a potent strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea, have been seized by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
A statement issued by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, revealed that the seizure, made on June 5, 2025, was based on credible intelligence received prior to the consignment’s arrival at the airport’s cargo wing on May 11, 2025.
“The seizure made on Thursday, 5th June 2025, was based on credible intelligence received ahead of the arrival of the consignment at the cargo wing of the airport on 11th May.
“The NDLEA had watch-listed the shipment and sustained surveillance around it for over three weeks before inviting other stakeholders for a joint examination last Thursday,” the statement said.
The loud consignment, weighing 62.20kg, was concealed inside green tea wraps and had originated from Thailand, passing through the United Arab Emirates on an Emirates Airlines flight.
In a separate operation in Lagos, NDLEA operatives intercepted another consignment of 1,665kg of skunk, another cannabis strain, along the Lekki-Ajah Expressway on June 2. Two suspects, Gidado Abdulrasaq Ayinde and Obanla Oluwafemi, were arrested in connection with the operation.