The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency executed the public incineration of over 321,000 kilograms of illicit narcotics valued at more than N301 billion during a court-sanctioned destruction exercise conducted in Lagos State.

The destruction exercise was carried out on Monday at Navy Town within the Ojo axis of Lagos State, following formal destruction orders granted by the Federal High Court in Lagos regarding abandoned drug seizures and finalized forfeit cases.

Official metrics released by the spokesperson for the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, showed that nearly two hundred and forty-seven thousand kilograms of the destroyed substances were confiscated by the agency’s Lagos Strategic Command between April 2025 and May 2026.

The remaining 83,000 kilograms were recovered during targeted interdiction operations conducted by specialized units across the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, the seaport commands at Apapa and Tin Can Island, the Marine Command, and tactical strike teams operating within the state.

The destroyed stockpiles contained heavy quantities of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, ephedrine, khat, tramadol, codeine-based syrups, and synthetic opioids, along with diverse strains of cannabis such as skunk and high-potency imported variants.

Speaking at the destruction site, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa, described the exercise as a decisive demonstration of the government’s resolve to protect public health and disrupt the financial pipelines supporting transnational criminal syndicates.

The anti-narcotics chief emphasized that every kilogram of destroyed illicit substances represents spared human lives, protected families, and the prevention of drug-induced violent crimes and social disorder across communities.

He highlighted that illicit drug trafficking imposes severe socio-economic burdens on the country by degrading the national workforce, escalating healthcare costs, deterring foreign investments, and diverting critical financial resources away from basic public infrastructure, schooling, and healthcare systems.

He concluded that interrupting the supply chain of illicit substances remains vital to protecting national security, ensuring economic growth, and maintaining stability across Nigerian communities.