Lagos – Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency Sunday said it had arrested 22 Indian crew members of a merchant ship after 31.5 kilogrammes of cocaine was found on the vessel at Lagos’s main port.
22 Indian Ship Crew Members Arrested In Nigeria With 31.5 Kg Cocaine
Shameful and deeply embarrassing.
31.5 kg of cocaine seized in Lagos, with 22 Indian crew members arrested, along with more drugs hidden in courier consignments bound for the UK and Zambia.
Such crimes damage… pic.twitter.com/Fo0gxGAOg2
— Tejasswi Prakash (@Tiju0Prakash) January 4, 2026
The agency said in November that it arrested 20 Filipino sailors caught ferrying at least 20 kilogrammes of cocaine from Brazil to the same port.
Earlier that month, NDLEA said it was working with US and British anti-drug agencies to investigate a cartel behind the importation of 1,000 kilograms of cocaine discovered in a container at a Lagos port.
The NDLEA has intercepted illicit drugs concealed in coffee sachets bound for the UK and Zambia, detained 22 Indian crew members over a 31.5kg cocaine seizure at Apapa Port, and arrested notorious Ibadan drug kingpin “Mama Kerosine.” Massive seizures of skunk, tramadol, ketamine pic.twitter.com/2zKd4aLyjX
— Timeless Update (@timeless_update) January 4, 2026
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Source: AFP
