The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered three massive drug warehouses hidden within Park View Estate along Ago Palace Way in Okota, Lagos State, seizing narcotics with a street value of N16.9 billion. The intelligence-driven raid on April 17 targeted two properties on Olukayode Awofisayo Street and Charles Ndumetu Street, yielding over two million pills of high-potency tramadol and nearly two million bottles of codeine syrup packed into cartons. NDLEA Chairman Mohamed Buba Marwa described the operation as a major victory, warning drug cartels that there will be no safe haven.
Key Points
- Over four million units of lethal substances are removed from Lagos streets.
- Drug cartels are hiding deadly merchandise inside quiet residential neighbourhoods.
- Families living in Park View Estate were unknowingly adjacent to major drug warehouses.
- NDLEA's intelligence-driven approach proves effective against hidden cartel networks.
- The seizure delivers a significant financial blow to drug trafficking operations.
Watch whether NDLEA arrests the cartel members behind the warehouses and if further raids follow in other residential estates.
Sources: Daily Trust
