Nigeria Arrests Mexican National After Anti-Drug Agency Raids Industrial-Scale Meth Laboratory
NDLEA said the network involved 2,419.48 kg of methamphetamine and precursor chemicals as investigators traced the suspect through CCTV and forensic evidence.
- On Tuesday, NDLEA Chairman Buba Marwa announced the dismantling of an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and the arrest of Mexican drug kingpin Arturo Carrera Loaiza at Lagos airport while attempting to flee.
- Investigations revealed Loaiza recruited a methamphetamine expert to Nigeria to operate the clandestine facility, with the Ebonyi property traced through location metadata to John Samuel Ivo Okike at a construction site in Isiata Ugoni Okposi.
- Forensic teams recovered CCTV footage showing Loaiza wearing a blue laboratory coat at the site, while a search yielded 442.8kg of acetone, 31.5kg of hydrochloric acid, and dehydrators containing loose methamphetamine.
- During interrogation, Loaiza claimed a Nigerian identified only as 'Henry' invited him to Nigeria for a restaurant business venture, though he denied any knowledge of methamphetamine production.
- This marks the third major raid this year following operations in Ogun and Oyo states, as United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime data indicates West Africa has become a global trafficking hotspot due to porous borders.
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Nigeria Arrests Alleged Mexican Kingpin as Suspected Industrial-Scale Meth Lab Is Uncovered
Nigeria's anti-drug agency says it arrested alleged Mexican drug kingpin Arturo Carrera Loaiza and uncovered a suspected industrial-scale methamphetamine operation spanning several states.
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Nigerian authorities shut down an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and arrested a Mexican citizen at the airport.
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Nigeria arrests Mexican national after anti-drug agency raids industrial-scale meth laboratory
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria have shut down an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and arrested a Mexican citizen at Lagos airport, the country's anti-drug agency said on Tuesday.
NDLEA arrests Mexican meth kingpin at Lagos airport, dismantles Ebonyi lab
The NDLEA has arrested a Mexican meth kingpin, Arturo Carrera Loaiza, at the Lagos airport and dismantled a related industrial-scale laboratory in Ebonyi S Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-arrests-mexican-meth-kingpin-at-lagos-airport-dismantles-ebonyi-lab/
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