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

Nigeria destroys over half a million kg of seized illicit drugs

STORY: Nigeria destroys over half a million kg of seized illicit drugs DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency destroying seized drugs STORYLINE: Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday burned down more than 560,000 kilograms of illicit drugs in Lagos state, the country's economic hub, the largest of its kind to be destroyed in the 32-year history of the anti-drug agency. Speaking at a ceremony held in the Badagry area of Lagos state, Mohamed Buba Marwa, chairman of the NDLEA, said the drugs to be destroyed were part of the 3.5 million kilograms of illicit drugs seized across the country since January 2021, including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis sativa, among others. Marwa said the exercise sends a strong message to drug barons and cartels that "they will continue to lose their huge investments in the criminal trade if they fail to back out and loo