NDLEA smashes Nigerian-Mexican meth cartel, arrests three Mexicans, others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has dismantled a transnational methamphetamine accumulation syndicate involving Nigerian and Mexican nationals.

The bureau arrested 10 suspects, including 3 Mexican nationals and the alleged kingpin of the cartel.

NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed this astatine a media briefing successful Abuja on Wednesday.

According to Marwa, operatives of the agency’s Special Operations Unit, SOU, carried retired coordinated operations successful Ogun and Lagos states connected May 16, 2026, starring to the find and shutdown of what helium described arsenic the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory uncovered successful Nigeria.

The laboratory was located successful Abidagba wood successful Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State and allegedly operated by the Anochili Innocent Drug Trafficking Organisation.

Marwa said 7 suspects were arrested astatine the wood laboratory, including 3 Mexican nationals identified arsenic Martinez Felix Nemecto, 46; Jesus López Valles, 40; and Torrero Juan Carlos, 51.

The 4 Nigerians arrested astatine the tract were identified arsenic Nwankwo Sunday Christian, 41; Igwe Abuchi Remijus, 42; Ifeanyichukwu Chibuike Joshua, 23; and Egwuonwu Uchenna Victor, 38.

He said different squad of operatives simultane...