The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two British nationals and their Nigerian collaborators for attempting to smuggle 92 bags of Loud—a high-grade cannabis—into Nigeria through Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
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The suspects, Mhizha Jordan Alexander Tatendra and Ayedipe Andrew Adejuwon, were apprehended alongside Shonowo Oluwaseun Imole and Ofuoma Omokaro Ayobami.
Tatendra arrived on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha and was trailed by NDLEA operatives to the airport car park, where the others awaited in an SUV to receive the drugs.
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Upon interception, the operatives seized 51.10kg of Loud. Tatendra admitted being recruited while vacationing, promised £1,300 for the delivery.
Ayedipe, a British-Nigerian, confessed to orchestrating the deal and had just arrived from South Africa via Ghana. A raid on their Lekki apartment led to the recovery of N3.8 million, 17,200 Rand, an Apple laptop, and nitrous oxide canisters.
In a separate operation, NDLEA operatives also intercepted six million opioid pills and 332,000 bottles of codeine syrup, worth N6.5 billion, at the Onne Port in Rivers State and Apapa Seaport in Lagos. The busts were based on intelligence tracking of new drug routes by trafficking syndicates.
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These operations mark a significant win in Nigeria’s ongoing war against drug smuggling and transnational narcotics networks.
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