Nigeria’s anti-drug Agency says it has dismantled what it described as the country’s largest industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden in a remote forest in Ogun State. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said on Wednesday, May 20, that nine suspects, including three Mexican nationals, were arrested during the operation.
According to the Agency, the raid uncovered a large clandestine drug production facility on a remote farm, alongside additional operations at two residential properties in an upscale area of Lagos. Authorities said chemicals and illicit substances worth about 362.9 million dollars, including crystal meth, were seized during the operation.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Buba Marwa, said authorities were increasingly concerned about changing tactics by international drug cartels. He alleged that criminal networks were recruiting South American specialists to establish drug manufacturing facilities in rural Nigerian communities.