The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 12,385 kilograms of Loud Cannabis, a strong variant of the illicit weed imported from a neighbouring country and smuggled into Lagos State through the waterways.

In a statement on Sunday, director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA headquarters in Abuja, Mr. Femi Babafemi described the drug as a strong variant of Indian hemp.

Babafemi said that 12,385 pellets of Indian hemp were brought in through the Atlantic Ocean and ferried in boats to the Eko Atlantic Beach, Victoria Island.

He stated that more than 50 narcotic officers stormed the beach on Saturday, November 27, and recovered the consignments along with two trucks, and arrested three suspects.

“NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence that 12,385 pellets of Loud Cannabis were brought in from the West African country through the ocean and ferried with boats to the Eko Atlantic Beach, Victoria Island from where they would be distributed to drug hotspots such as Island, Peti Alagba and others across Lagos and other states, over 50 narcotic officers stormed the beach on Saturday 27th November 2021, recovered the consignments along with two long trucks, a Toyota Sienna bus and arrested three suspects.

“Those arrested include: Abdulkadri Zakari, 24, Ka’abu Sausu, 45 and Lawrence Adie, 27″, the statement reads.

In another development, Babafemi stated that a 70-year-old woman, Beatrice Aigbedion was among the suspects arrested at Irrua, Edo, in connection with the seizure of more than 5,000 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs.