Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered high-potency illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped from the Netherlands, in a series of coordinated operations that also led to arrests and seizures across Kaduna, Niger and Enugu states.
The discovery was made on May 26, 2026, at a courier company, where officers found 3 kilograms of ketamine and 199 grams of MDMA hidden inside the appliances.
In a statement released on Sunday by the Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the agency said, “Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered consignments of high potency illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped to Lagos from Netherlands.”
In another operation in Kaduna State, operatives arrested a couple, Musa Sunday and Mercy Sunday, alongside Salomi Ezekiel, after recovering 100 jumbo bags of skunk weighing 1,246 kilograms from their residence in Gonin Gora area on May 24.
On the same day, along the Abuja–Kaduna highway at Jere, officers intercepted Sunusi Musa, a 30-year-old suspect found with 380 rounds of 7.62mm military-grade ammunition, allegedly heading to Katsina State.
The suspect and exhibits were handed over to the appropriate security agency for further investigation.
