Police uncover suspected drug warehouse, recover 425 bags of Canadian Loud in Lagos

The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 2 Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a suspected drug storage facility in the Mende area of Maryland, Lagos, recovering 425 bags of suspected Canadian Loud and other items linked to an alleged trafficking network.

The operation was carried out over the weekend at No. 10 Olori Adekemi Ajibola Street, Arowojobe Estate, Mende, Lagos.

Police identified the suspect as 41-year-old Eke Henry Ifeanyi, who allegedly used a three-bedroom apartment within the compound as a warehouse for storing and distributing the banned substance both within Nigeria and abroad.

Recovered items from the premises included two electric vehicles bearing forged presidency number plates marked NYCN 10 SE, a Leopard hybrid vehicle carrying the same forged registration number, three Android phones, a Republic of Liberia residence permit card, two ATM cards and an Emporio Armani wristwatch.

When journalists visited the location, residents disclosed that the suspect was not living in any of the apartments within the compound but allegedly used the premises strictly for business activities.

Investigators said the suspect concealed the illegal operation by stocking hundreds of cartons containing thermal paper rolls commonly used by Point of Sale operators inside the apartment.

Police sources disclosed that the suspect had initially escaped arrest during an earlier operation but was eventually apprehended on May 19, 2026, after detectives tracked his movements.

Following his arrest, investigators said he led detectives to the apartment allegedly used as the warehouse.

Further searches reportedly revealed that the living room was filled with cartons of thermal paper rolls, while one of the rooms contained bags suspected to be Canadian Loud.

A resident of the area expressed shock over the discovery, saying neighbours had no idea such activities were allegedly taking place within the compound.

Speaking on the operation, the AIG in charge of Zone 2, AIG Adegoke Jimoh, said the breakthrough was made possible through intelligence provided by a concerned resident.

He commended residents of Lagos and Ogun states for continually supporting law enforcement agencies with credible information capable of tackling the circulation of illegal substances.

“Following actionable intelligence received from a concerned and patriotic citizen about suspected drug trafficking operations being perpetrated by Eke Henry Ifeanyi, detectives attached to the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department, ZCID, Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, started trailing and monitoring the activities of the suspect, an operation which lasted for some months,” Jimoh said.

“During the painstaking and thorough search operation, detectives uncovered bags containing substances suspected to be Canadian Loud stocked in one of the rooms. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect hid under the guise of selling thermal paper rolls used by POS machines to print receipts,” he added.

Police uncover suspected drug warehouse, recover 425 bags of Canadian Loud in Lagos