NDLEA arraigns two Mexican nationals, four Nigerians over alleged Meth factory in Oyo

Two Mexican nationals and 4 Nigerians person been arraigned earlier a Federal High Court successful Ibadan implicit an alleged effort to found a methamphetamine manufacturing cognition successful Oyo State.

The six defendants appeared earlier Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha pursuing their apprehension successful transportation with an amerciable cause laboratory uncovered successful a wooded country of Tapa village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area.

The Nigerians are Maxwell Uche Nevoh, 30; Olatunji Yusuf, 37; Bankole Akeem Owolabi, 45; and Ganiu Monsiu, 43. They were arrested alongside 56-year-old Mexican nationalist Jose Villa Ochoa during a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, cognition connected 17 June 2026.

The 2nd Mexican suspect, identified arsenic 40-year-old Carrera Loaiza Arturo, was apprehended connected 19 August astatine Lagos airdrome portion allegedly attempting to permission Nigeria.

The NDLEA disclosed the improvement successful a connection released connected Friday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.

According to the agency, the defendants are facing 4 counts bordering connected conspiracy to found and tally a cause trafficking web and mounting up an amerciable installation for the accumulation of methamphetamine.

The charges subordinate to alleged activities carried retired astatine antithetic locations successful Lagos and Oyo states betwixt December 2025 and June 2026.

They were...