Officers from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency turned up the heat across seven Nigerian states, intercepting large consignments of illicit drugs in a sweeping series of operations.
The NDLEA has not released a full breakdown of which states were targeted or the specific quantities and substances seized, but the agency confirmed the busts span a significant stretch of the country.
This is part of a broader push by the agency to clamp down on drug trafficking networks that have long operated across state lines. How the story unfolds from here, including arrests, charges, and the scale of what was recovered, is what everyone will be watching.
Originally published by AllAfrica.