NDLEA finds ketamine hidden in water purifiers from Netherlands

Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted significant quantities of illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines arriving from the Netherlands. The discovery was made on May 26, 2026, at a courier company in Lagos, where operatives found 3 kilograms of ketamine and 199 grams of MDMA hidden within the appliances.

This seizure is part of a series of coordinated operations conducted by the NDLEA across multiple states. In Kaduna State, a couple, Musa Sunday and Mercy Sunday, along with Salomi Ezekiel, were arrested after 1,246 kilograms of skunk were recovered from their residence. On the same day, along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, Sunusi Musa was intercepted with 380 rounds of military-grade ammunition, reportedly destined for Katsina State.

Further operations in Niger State led to the recovery of 457 kilograms of skunk from a warehouse in Gidan Kukah, Bosso Local Government Area. A suspect, Godwin Zakka, was later apprehended in connection with this seizure. In Enugu State, along the Onitsha-Enugu expressway, NDLEA operatives intercepted a commercial vehicle containing 22,000 tramadol pills, 100 ampoules of pentazocine, and 200 grams of bromazepam. A suspect, James Maigari Wisdom, was arrested during this operation.

Alongside these enforcement actions, the NDLEA continued its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization campaign across the nation. Lectures and awareness programs were held in schools, worship centers, workplaces, and communities in states including Cross River, Taraba, Lagos, and Anambra. The agency's Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), commended the officers for their sustained efforts in both enforcement and prevention, urging them to intensify the crackdown on drug trafficking networks.

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered consignments of high potency illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped to Lagos from Netherlands.