Just-in: NDLEA destroys 560 kg’s of cocaines and other illicit drugs in Lagos, Nigeria – photos

On Thursday in Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) incinerated 560 kg of drugs that had been taken from drug lords.

Drug lords were cautioned against promoting illegal substances and warned of severe repercussions for anyone caught, according to retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, the NDLEA chairman who oversaw the demolition.

PHOTOS: @ndlea_nigeria sets record, burnt 560,068kg cocaine, cannabis in landmark exercise in Badagry, Lagos today, 4th August 2022 pic.twitter.com/rrNH0Hfa5e

— Mahmud Isa Yola (@_mahad_) August 4, 2022

The Seme Area Command and the Lagos State Command of the NDLEA, according to Marwa, also confiscated some of the drugs from the central exhibit storage facility.

Marwa urged the drug lords to look for alternative employment, claiming that the shipment represented the largest destruction of illicit substances since the establishment of the NDLEA.

NDLEA destroys 560,068kg cocaine, cannabis in landmark exercise in Lagos

. Quit illicit drug trade now or lose it all, Marwa warns barons pic.twitter.com/QkMbkgWZvl

— NDLEA NIGERIA (@ndlea_nigeria) August 4, 2022

He expressed delight with the seizures, attributing them to the agency staff members’ tireless efforts.

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