It was one in a series of operations that spanned both the premises of a courier company in Lagos, and Delta forests and what it yielded remains a source of shock to National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA) operatives.
It included consignments of cocaine and various opioids concealed in walls of cartons used to package cloths and other items and destined for the United Kingdom and Australia.
The two seizures were recorded at a courier company in Lagos on Friday 15th May 2026 during examination of shipments going to the UK and Australia.
It was a total of 170grams of cocaine sealed in cellophane parcels and buried in the walls of a carton of cloths heading to Australia were recovered.
A wide range of opioids including: 200 ampoules of pentazocine injection; 1,100 capsules of tramadol and 100 ampoules of promethazine injection were recovered from another carton which has United Kingdom as its final destination.
Inside Delta forest, 10 May, NDLEA operatives also made a shocking find, following their raid on Ejeonu village in Ukwuani local government area: 27,500 kilograms of skunk on 11 hectares of farmland which they promptly destroyed, also recovering 22.9kg of same substance.
A 52-year-old suspect Ifeanyichukwu Peter was arrested in a follow up operation at Obiaruku.
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A similar raid on another Delta forest, in Orogun village, Ughelli North LGA on Tuesday 12, May particularly led to the destruction of 37,500 kilograms and recovery of 55.4kg of same psychoactive substance; these were planted on 15 hectares of farm. 30-year-old Godwin Vincent Osadera was arrested in that operation and the haul, brought the total weight of skunk destroyed by NDLEA operatives supported by soldiers in the two operations to 65,000 kilograms.
While 361kg skunk was recovered and a suspect Husaini Suleiman, 42, arrested during a raid operation at Dan Magaji area of Zaria town, Kaduna state on Wednesday 13, May, a large cache of military-grade ammunition was intercepted by NDLEA officers on patrol along Abuja-Kaduna highway, Kaduna on Tuesday 12th May.
A suspect, 35-year-old Abdullahi Hassan was caught conveying the 1,989 rounds of RLA 7.62mm concealed in fresh white cassava granules locally known as garri. Both the suspect and exhibit have since been transferred to another security agency for further investigation.
According to Director, Media & Publicity of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA operatives In FCT Abuja, on Monday 11, May arrested a 29-year-old businessman Ogadi Peter who specialises in producing drug laced cakes and cookies for parties and social gatherings in the capital city.
Following credible intelligence, he was traced to his home in Life Camp area of the FCT where he was nabbed, 800grams of skunk and 2.70kg drug laced cookies recovered from him.
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