NDLEA destroys 304,436kg, 40,042 litres of illicit drugs in Badagry

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday in Badagry destroyed a total of 304,436 kilograms and 40,042 litres of illicit substances seized from parts of Lagos and Ogun states.

Speaking shortly before the destruction, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa (Rtd) said the open destruction of the seized illicit drugs followed court orders.

Marwa called for more public support for NDLEA and other stakeholders’ efforts to curb the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria.

“Though a routine exercise and an established process of removing dangerous substances from our society, the public destruction of confiscated illicit drugs is usually conducted at the end of their related cases in court.

“The exhibits being destroyed were of mixed types, which include illicit drugs in solid and liquid states as well as in various classes such as cocaine, heroin, cannabis, tramadol among others,” he said.

Marwa said the drugs being destroyed were seized by NDLEA operatives across different formations of the Agency in Lagos and Ogun states from January 2022 till date.

“Some were seized at the Lagos seaports, airports, and land borders, to be destroyed here today on the order of the court are solid drugs, weighing 304,436.055kg and 40, 042.621 litres of liquid drugs.

“The sheer volume of the drug haul speaks volume about the extent of the nefarious activities of the drug underworld,” he said.