Bukola Afeni
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit drugs disguised as imported Christmas cookies and snacks.
Two key suspects were arrested following a raid on their hideout in the Lekki area of Lagos.
NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said the drug syndicate, led by Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi Majekodunmi, had imported consignments of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis.
“Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks,with two masterminds arrested and taken into custody after a raid on their hideout in the Lekki area of Lagos.
“Following credible intelligence about the syndicate’s activities, which were coordinated and distributed through a WhatsApp platform, NDLEA operatives on Saturday, 22nd November 2025, raided their apartment at Ojulari Street, Ikate, Lekki.
” A large quantity of the designer sachets and five kilograms of Loud were recovered at the point of their arrest,” the statement reads.
