Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a businessman from Lekki, Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, the owner of Damillionz Takeout, for his involvement in the shipment of 60 parcels of Loud, a potent cannabis strain, from the United States to Nigeria.
The 43-year-old was taken into custody at Bay Lounge on Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lagos, on Monday while waiting for the arrival of his drug shipment.
According to a statement from the agency, the arrest followed the confiscation of his cargo—seven large cartons—by NDLEA operatives at a logistics company in Lagos on March 12.
“His arrest was made possible after our operatives seized his cargo upon arrival in Nigeria,” the statement noted.
Following his arrest, law enforcement officials conducted a search of his Lekki residence, uncovering 94 grams of the same psychoactive substance, cannabis crusher, and additional drug paraphernalia, bringing the total weight of the seized drugs to 32.24 kilograms. The suspect claimed to have initiated his illegal drug trade in 2017.
In a separate operation, NDLEA officers disrupted an attempt by another businessman, Omoruyi Terry, to export 1,400 pills of Tramadol (225mg), weighing 800 grams, to Italy. Omoruyi was intercepted at Terminal 2 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport while preparing to board a Qatar Airways flight. Investigations revealed he frequently travels and operates as a logistics agent based in Italy.
From March 24 to 28, the NDLEA destroyed 13,198 kilograms of cannabis sativa discovered in Edo forests, and removed an additional 158 kilograms for possible prosecution. The operations identified and dismantled illicit cannabis plantations in Uhen Forest (Ovia North East LGA), Sobe (Owan West LGA), and Amahor Forest (Igueben LGA).
In Katsina State, four suspects were arrested during an intelligence-led raid in Godai village, Daura Local Government Area, on March 28. The operation led to the seizure of 684 blocks of compressed skunk, weighing 423 kilograms, and 86,000 pills of diazepam, with suspects caught repackaging the drugs.
Additionally, a patrol team in Niger State intercepted a black Toyota Corolla on March 28, apprehending two individuals found with 179 blocks of compressed skunk, weighing 77.6 kilograms, hidden within a false bottom of the vehicle. In a separate operation on March 29, 50 kilograms of skunk were recovered from a suspect’s residence in Wawa village, Borgu LGA, who remains at large.
