The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have recovered no less than 40.32kg of Loud, a potent cannabis strain, after intercepting a black Toyota Tacoma in Lagos.

The interception was reported to have happened along Lekki-Ikoyi road on Friday, June 28, 2024. The truck driver spotted the operatives jumped out of the vehicle, and fled.

Likewise, the operatives, in a separate raid, arrested over 60 individuals at a drug party organized by Stanley Ikechukwu in the Federal Capital Territory on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Among those arrested were 25 males and 35 females, with six suspects found in possession of various drugs.

The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a statement that the party, dubbed ‘Go Hard or Go Home. Pick Your Poison’ took place at an apartment in Sun City Estate.

The raid was initiated based on credible intelligence, leading to the arrest of Ikechukwu.

The six suspects caught with drugs were listed as; Victoria Adoga, Hamza Yari, Joanne Essein Joy, Sochima Valentine, Jago Imole, and Charles Ndubuisi. They were found with quantities of ecstasy and cannabis.

Brig Gen Buba Marwa (retd.), NDLEA Chairman ordered the unconditional release of 20 suspects who tested negative for drugs. The 33 individuals who tested positive were granted bail and instructed to report to the FCT Command for treatment and counselling.

Furthermore, the NDLEA seized 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup worth over ₦7.3 billion at the Port Harcourt Ports complex in Rivers State. This operation, conducted by the Special Operations Unit in collaboration with the Port Harcourt Ports Command and other security agencies, involved thoroughly examining six containers, uncovering 1,050,000 bottles of codeine syrup weighing 157,500 kilograms.