Mexican, four Nigerians nabbed as NDLEA uncovers secret Meth Factory in Oyo forest 

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has uncovered and dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory concealed successful a wood successful Oyo State, starring to the apprehension of a Mexican nationalist and 4 Nigerians allegedly linked to the operation.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued by the bureau done its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.

According to the statement, the clandestine cause installation was discovered connected June 17, 2026, astatine Tapa Village successful Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State during a peculiar cognition carried retired by NDLEA tactical operatives.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brigadier-General Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), described the laboratory arsenic a blase and heavy fortified installation allegedly operated by a transnational cause cartel with the capableness for large-scale accumulation of methamphetamine.

Marwa disclosed that 5 suspected members of the syndicate were arrested during the raid, including a 56 years aged Mexican national, Jose Villa Ochoa, who was alleged to person been brought into Nigeria to supply method expertise for methamphetamine production.

Other suspects arrested were identified arsenic Maxwell Uche Nevoh, 30 years old, Olatunji Yusuf, 37 years old, Bankole Akeem Owolabi, 45 years aged an...