Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled multiple drug dens and hideouts across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, arresting 132 suspects and seizing 220 kilograms of various illicit substances.
The coordinated operations, carried out by the agency’s Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) in collaboration with the FCT Strategic Command between April 11 and 25, 2026, targeted major drug hubs linked to substance abuse, trafficking, and related crimes. The raids followed weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance of identified hotspots.
According to a statement by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the operations covered several locations, including Torabora Hills, Area 3, Gwarinpa, AYA, Durumi, Banex, Dei-Dei, Kubwa, Apo, Kwali, Gwagwalada, Wuse Zone 4, Garki Area 10, Jabi, and the Suleja axis, among others.
Recovered items from the raids included 214.79 kilograms of skunk (a strain of cannabis), 5.524 kilograms of Diazepam, 2.352 kilograms of Exol, 1.119 kilograms of Tramadol, 145.8 grams of Mogadon, 93.52 grams of cocaine, 84.3 grams of Rohypnol, 10.9 grams of methamphetamine, 3.17 grams of ecstasy, and six bottles of codeine syrup.
Babafemi added that operatives encountered strong resistance in parts of Durumi Area 1 and the Suleja market axis. However, the NDLEA officers overpowered the groups through superior coordination and professionalism, successfully dismantling their distribution networks without recording any casualties.
