Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), acting on credible intelligence raided a warehouse within a residential compound at 20 Hakeem Dosumu street Ago Palace area of Okota, Lagos, where a massive stockpile of codeine-based syrup was discovered.
According to a statement on Sunday by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, “A total of 3,776 cartons, comprising 377,600 bottles of the controlled substance, valued at over N2.6 billion, were recovered between Friday 7th and Saturday 8th August 2026.”
Babafemi said in yet another intelligence-led operation, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 14th August raided the residence of a 55-year-old kingpin Shoremi Kayode, at 37 Ogundare street, Ipaja estate, Ipaja area of Lagos, recovering 324 kilograms of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, with a street value of N972 million.
“Also recovered from the suspect were a Mercedes-Benz car and a Toyota Corolla car,” he added.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, retired Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa praised the officers for their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.
