NDLEA intercepts cocaine worth N338bn at Lagos port

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered cocaine worth $235 million (Over N338 billion) in Lagos State.

The 1,000 kilograms of cocaine was recovered from a container at the PTML Terminal of Tincan Island Port in Lagos.

The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, said the anti-drug agency is working with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) to unravel the cartel behind the importation of the illicit drug.

Babafemi said the PTML operators had noticed the consignment in an empty container last weekend and invited port stakeholders, including NDLEA, Customs, and other security agencies for joint examination.

Babafemi stated that after field test by NDLEA confirmed the shipment to be cocaine, the consignment was formally transferred to NDLEA custody for further investigation on Tuesday following collaborative engagements between the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), and the Comptroller General of Customs, Dr Adewale Adeniyi.

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He disclosed that Marwa has directed that the agency’s leading international partners be involved in the investigation, adding that officers of the US-DEA and UK-NCA have already joined the ongoing investigation of the largest single seizure of cocaine at the Tincan Port Lagos.

Marwa said: “The essence of collaborating with our international partners on this case is to ensure no stone is left unturned and every gap is sufficiently covered so that ultimately we can get all the masterminds of this huge consignment brought to book wherever they are located across the globe.

“This followed personal excellent engagement between myself and the Customs CG on this case.”

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