Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have made multiple arrests across Nigeria, including that of a Chinese businessman, Liang Tak You, and an 80-year-old Grace Ekpeme, as part of a crackdown on drug trafficking.
Liang was apprehended on July 25, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos after arriving from Bangkok via Dubai with two suitcases containing 50 parcels of cannabis, specifically a strain known as Loud, weighing 26.10 kg.
NDLEA operatives, who had been tracking him, detained him upon his entry to the airport, the agency revealed in a statement.
Mrs. Ekpeme was arrested on July 26 in Calabar, Cross River State, with over 3 kg of skunk following intelligence on her involvement in drug dealing.
In Lagos, a suspect named Chidi Agbafo was intercepted on July 23 while transporting 21.7 kg of Colorado packaged in moimoi sachets and codeine syrup in a commercial bus destined for Warri and Oghara.
Meanwhile, a joint operation at the Apapa seaport resulted in the seizure of 101 kg of Canadian Loud concealed in two buses in a container from Canada.
Further operations across the country led to the recovery of over 71,000 pills of various opioids from Usman Musa on the Abuja-Kaduna highway, 30.1 kg of skunk from Binta Usman in Maiduguri, and the destruction of 2,500 kg of skunk from a cannabis plantation in Ondo State, where three brothers were arrested.
Other significant seizures included 105.4 kg of skunk from an abandoned car in Nasarawa State, 6,400 tramadol pills from Bashir Abdullahi in Niger State, and 10,910 capsules of tramadol from Adamu Adamu in Gombe State.
Also, operations in Kogi State yielded further drug arrests, including a suspect with skunk concealed in food items and the recovery of 23,600 tramadol pills from a truck.
The NDLEA said it has also been conducting social advocacy activities through its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) program in various schools and communities.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NDLEA, Brigadier Gen. Mohamed Marwa (Rtd), commended the agency’s officers across various commands for their effective efforts in drug supply and demand reduction over the past week.
