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NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs at shrine, underground storage in Lagos

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend uncovered illicit substances at Igbo-Igunuko shrine located at Alfa Beach in Ajah as well as an underground storage in Lekki areas of Lagos.

The illicit substance suspected to be Ghanaian Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,760kg were recovered on Friday and two suspects, Gbenga Abiodun and Sunday Abiodun arrested, said the NDLEA in a statement.

Spokesman for the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement said that total of 11,786 pills of tramadol, molly, rohypnol and diazepam, as well as 64 bottles of codeine syrup were recovered from an underground storage that one Muhammad Warnos Abdullahi dug in his bedroom at Marwa Coastal Road, Lekki Phase 1 Lagos

He said the underground storage was uncovered during a raid of the suspect’s residence on Friday, saying the storage was dug in his bedroom, covered it with padlocked iron slate and rug before putting his mattress on top to avoid detection.

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