NDLEA UNCOVERS ANOTHER INDUSTRIAL-SCALE CLANDESTINE METH LABORATORY IN OYO FOREST
…Arrests Mexican, 4 others; recovers multi-billion-naira worth of illicit substances
….We’ll find you in the cities, track you into the forests, and dismantle your infrastructure of death, Marwa warns drug cartels
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo State.
The breakthrough comes barely four weeks after the Agency dismantled a similar massive meth laboratory in a forest in Ijebu East, Ogun State, signaling a desperate attempt by drug barons to turn the Southwest axis into a synthetic drug manufacturing hub.
Speaking on the development at the NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) who was represented by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi at a press briefing on Wednesday 24th June 2026, commended the gallantry, dedication, and clinical professionalism of the officers involved in the operation.
According to him, “On Wednesday, 17th June 2026, tactical operatives of the NDLEA stormed a highly fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operating deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo State.
“This was not a rudimentary setup; it was a sophisticated, highly organized transnational syndicate. During the raid, our operatives successfully arrested five key members of the cartel on-site. They include a 56-year-old Mexican Methamphetamine expert, Jose Villa Ochoa, brought in specifically to provide the technical expertise for large-scale synthesis and four Nigerian collaborators providing logistical support, cover, and local operations. They are: Maxwell Uche Nevoh, 30; Olatunji Yusuf, 37; Bankole Akeem Owolabi, 45; and Ganiu Monsiu, 43.
“The arrest of a foreign cartel specialist on Nigerian soil underscores the transnational nature of this threat, but more importantly, it underscores our Agency's world-class intelligence capability to track, intercept, and neutralize them. Following the successful raid, a specialized team from our Directorate of Forensic and Chemical Monitoring moved in on June 18th, 2026, to conduct a rigorous forensic examination of the facility. What they uncovered is a massive, factory-level production line of poison.
“The laboratory was fully stocked with a frightening array of precursor chemicals, industrial catalysts, and heavy-duty processing equipment. Chemicals and Materials recovered include: Phenyl-2-propanone (P2P), which is the the main, highly controlled precursor required for methamphetamine synthesis; 1800-litre drums containing Phenylacetic acid (the primary precursor used to synthesize P2P); Two 180L drums containing a staggering 300 litres of whitish crystalline substance; Four 180L drums containing dark liquid undergoing synthesis.
“Others include: 101 bags (25kg each) of Caustic Soda; 17 containers (25L each) of Sulphuric Acid; 19.5 containers (25kg each) of Tartaric Acid; 5 containers of Reniso Ultracool 68 (three 50L and two 25L capacity; 25 bottles (500ml each) of 80% Thioglycolic Acid; 2 containers (25L each) of Ethyl Phenylacetate, and 25 cartons of aluminum foil.
“The Industrial Processing Equipment discovered at the site include: One (1) Reactor Pot, which is the heart of the chemical synthesis; Two (2) mounted distillation units and three (3) fabricated mixers and condensers; as well as Two (2) vegetable dehydrator machines used for the rapid drying of the crystals.
Two things can be true at the same time, and if one does not separate the statement from the method of measurement, it often lands poorly, even when "context/caveat" is provided with the use of the word - "level of".
Providing a road that shortens a commute, granting student loans, and opening channels for cheaper credit for some workers are genuine public benefits from a caring government. But none is a sufficient answer to the question of whether households can afford food, transport, rent, school fees, healthcare, and basic dignity after paying for these from their current incomes.
In essence, hunger is not best assessed solely from private conversations or by whether society has collapsed into visible famine. Oftentimes, it is revealed in what families are forced to remove from their diets, defer in their lives, borrow to sustain, or endure quietly.
People adjust before they protest. They skip meals, pull children out of school, delay treatment, shrink businesses, and normalise hardship. That adaptation can make suffering less visible to those not living it.
All things said, leaders must retain the ability to see, show and explain improvements while still hearing the pain and moderating the fears.
Have a blessed day!
“There is no superior race.”
“There is no chosen people of God.”
“It is neither the United States nor Israel.”
“The chosen people of God is all of humanity.”
President of Colombia - Gustavo Petro
Some foolish people said Iran killed 30,000 of its citizens, even when there were tweets of Israeli and U.S officials saying they have agents amongst the so-called “protesters” who were killing security agencies like we had during #EndSars
At least, they’re admitting it!
Posturing is easy. Facts are more challenging.
The US shut down Israel's Lavi fighter program for two very simple reasons:
1. It was an extraordinarily expensive program and the US was expected to pay for it.
2. It relied on key US components and technologies. It literally couldn't taxi out of a hangar without these US inputs. Yet it would have directly competed with US aircraft, inflicting yet further losses on the US economy.
Short version: The US shut down the Lavi because it was basically a US program.
Next time also have the integrity to tell your readers how Israel sold key technologies involved in the cancelled Lavi program, including US technologies, to China.
For further details see Dov Zakheim, Flight of The Lavi (1996). Zakheim was a senior Pentagon official during the Reagan administration tasked with investigating this program and played a key role in shutting it down.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Tucker reads the new U.S.-Iran MoU:
Israel used the war as cover to seize land in southern Lebanon.
The 1st paragraph forces the U.S. to pull Israel back and return territory.
U.S. agrees to respect Iran's sovereignty as a "great power" and immediately lifts the naval blockade.
Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz toll-free for 60 days, then negotiates terms with Oman.
Tucker: "This isn’t victory. This is retreat."
Source: @TCNetwork / Writer: Lucas
الله الله ..
مابعدك كلام لا تكون نصراوي ..!!! 🫣
🚨 زيدان زيدان عن أداء البرتغال:
🗣️ «ليس لدي الكثير لأقوله عن البرتغال، لكن شيئًا واحدًا واضح جدًا: هناك مشكلات أكبر من لعب كريستيانو رونالدو 90 دقيقة أو عمره. ما رأيته كان فريقًا مليئًا باللاعبين الموهوبين الذين لا يرغبون في التضحية بما فيه الكفاية من أجل البلاد. كثير منهم يلعبون كلاعبي نادٍ، لا كلاعبي منتخب وطني.
انظروا إلى الفرق العظيمة في هذا البطولة. إنهم يقاتلون من أجل بعضهم البعض، يتألمون معًا، ويفعلون كل شيء لمساعدة قائدهم. لم أرَ تلك الجوع من البرتغال.
يقول الناس إن لديهم خط وسط الأفضل في البطولة بسبب ما يفعله هؤلاء اللاعبون في أنديتهم، لكن كرة القدم تتعلق بما تفعلونه معًا. أمام الكونغو، استمروا في تمرير الكرة بينهم دون خلق خطر حقيقي.
إذا تلقى رونالدو عشر فرص واضحة وأضاعها، فاللوم عليه. لكن عندما لا يحصل هو ولا المهاجمون الآخرون على تمريرة، فالمشكلة في مكان آخر.»
March 9: "We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil."
April 1: "It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil. We have tremendous oil and gas, much more than we need."
June 17: If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at about 4 weeks...we would really run out, and there'll be a time when you wouldn't be able to get it."