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ARTICLE: Cocktail of Meth: Why Nigeria’s Forests Are the New Cartel Brewery

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

By Danjuma Amodu The Abidagba Forest in Ijebu East was supposed to grow timber. Instead, it grew Nigeria’s largest known methamphetamine laboratory. On 16 May 2026, NDLEA operatives stormed a remote farm and found what no one wanted to admit: three Mexican “cookers” and four Nigerian

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Tinubu Commends NDLEA Over Bust of Nigerian-Mexican Drug Syndicate

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for dismantling a major Nigerian-Mexican drug trafficking syndicate and uncovering a multi-million-dollar illicit drug production network operating in the country. The President’s commendation followed the announcement by the NDLEA Chairman, Mohammed Buba Marwa, of a major

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NDLEA Launches Clean Beat FM, Warns Against Pop Culture That Glorifies Drug Abuse

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2026

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Rtd), has warned that Nigeria faces grave social and security consequences if the growing glorification of illicit drug use in popular culture is left unchecked. Marwa issued the warning on Thursday during the commissioning of the NDLEA’s radio station, Clean

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NDLEA Busts Mega Nigerian-Mexican Meth Syndicate, Seizes N480bn Drugs in Largest Lab Raid Ever

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled what officials described as one of the most sophisticated transnational drug syndicates ever uncovered in Nigeria, arresting a notorious drug baron, three Mexican methamphetamine experts, and six Nigerian collaborators in a sweeping operation spanning Ogun and Lagos states. The operation also led to the discovery and

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EU, UNODC, ECOWAS Back Nigeria’s New Drug Control Plan, Warn of Rising Threats

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2026

International partners including the European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have pledged continued support for Nigeria’s efforts to combat substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking under the proposed 2026–2030 National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP). The commitment was made

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NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine, Opioids Hidden in Carton Walls Bound for UK, Australia

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of cocaine and opioids concealed in carton walls and destined for the United Kingdom and Australia, as the agency intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking and abuse. The seizures were made by NDLEA operatives at a courier company in Lagos on Friday during the […]