Nigerian anti-drug agency destroys 1.8 tonnes of seized cocaine

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Nigerian anti-drug agency destroys 1.8 tonnes of seized cocaine

STORY: Nigerian anti-drug agency destroys 1.8 tonnes of seized cocaine DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of NDLEA officers on a raid of drug warehouse 2. various of arrests being made 3. various of seized bricks of cocaine and other drugs 4. various of the evacuation of the seized drugs 5. various of seized drugs being destroyed STORYLINE: Nigeria's anti-drug agency on Tuesday set ablaze 1.8 tonnes of cocaine recovered recently from a warehouse in Lagos, the country's economic hub. Speaking at a ceremony in Lagos, Mohamed Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said the volume of the drug haul, with a street value put at more than 278 million U.S. dollars, speaks volumes about the extent of the nefarious activities of the drug underworld. According to a statement by the NDLEA on Sept. 19, the agency stormed a hidden warehouse in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, where 1.8 tonnes of cocaine were recovered and

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