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Nigeria drug agency seizes $278m worth of cocaine in Lagos raid

Cocaine haul

Suspects arrested in Nigeria over a $278 million cocaine haul following a raid on a warehouse in Lagos on September 18, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY | NIGERIA’S NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (NDLEA)

By  Mohammed Momoh

Contributor based in Abuja, Nigeria

Nation Media Group

Abuja,

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend raided a warehouse in Ikorodu area of South West Lagos and seized 1,855kg of cocaine valued at $278 million.

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