Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 4,173.5 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud, a high-potency strain of cannabis, at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that the agency said the illicit consignment had an estimated street value of ₦10.43bn.
This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
According to the agency, the seizure followed intelligence gathering, surveillance and tracking of the container from Toronto, Canada.
The container, reportedly left Toronto on March 28, was moved by rail to Montreal and was loaded on a vessel, Jakarta Express Voyage.
It arrived at Tanger Med Port in Morocco on April 15, where it was discharged and reloaded on another vessel, Osaka Voyage, before arriving at the Lagos port on May 9, 2026.
NDLEA said the consignment was seized on Tuesday, May 12, during a joint examination by its operatives, officers of the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies.
Drugs Hidden In Vehicles
The agency said the consignments were concealed inside two vehicles, a used Ford bus and a Mercedes-Benz C300, stashed within the shipping container.
The NDLEA Director of Seaports Operations, ACG Ibinabo Archie-Abia, said the operation showed the value of inter-agency and international collaboration.
She said the “achievement once again demonstrates the effectiveness of inter-agency cooperation, international collaboration, and intelligence-driven operations in combating transnational organised crime and illicit drug trafficking.”
The NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), commended officers of the Tin Can Command and the Marine Intelligence Unit for their vigilance and professionalism.
He said the volume of recent seizures showed a coordinated attempt by international drug syndicates to flood the Nigerian market with synthetic strains of cannabis.
Marwa said, “This second massive seizure in less than a week is a clear message to the international syndicates who think they can use our ports as entry points for their soul-destroying trade, that the synergy between NDLEA and Customs Service, as well as other security agencies and our international partners like the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, the UK-HOIO and the US DEA is yielding fantastic results.
“We will not rest until every link in this supply chain is broken and those behind these shipments are brought to justice.”
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