The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a suspected drug storage facility in the Mende area of Maryland, Lagos, where 425 bags of suspected Canadian Loud were recovered.
The operation took place over the weekend at No. 10 Olori Adekemi Ajibola Street, Arowojobe Estate, Mende, Lagos.
Police identified the suspect as 41-year-old Eke Henry Ifeanyi, who allegedly used a three-bedroom apartment in the compound as a warehouse for storing and distributing the banned substance within and outside Nigeria.
Items recovered from the location included electric vehicles with allegedly forged presidency number plates, a hybrid vehicle with similar fake registration, mobile phones, a foreign residence permit card, bank cards, and a wristwatch.
Residents of the area said the suspect did not live in the compound but allegedly used the apartment strictly for business purposes, making it difficult to detect the illegal activity.
Investigators said he initially escaped arrest during an earlier operation but was later tracked and arrested on May 19, 2026, after intelligence monitoring by detectives.
After his arrest, he reportedly led officers to the apartment used as the warehouse. Further search revealed cartons of thermal paper rolls used for Point of Sale machines, which police say were used as cover for the illegal operation, while one room contained the suspected drugs.
A resident described the discovery as shocking, saying neighbours had no idea such activities were happening within the building.
The Assistant Inspector General in charge of Zone 2, AIG Adegoke Jimoh, said the breakthrough followed credible intelligence from a concerned citizen.
He praised residents of Lagos and Ogun States for supporting security agencies with useful information to combat crime.
He said, “Following actionable intelligence received from a concerned and patriotic citizen about suspected drug trafficking operations being perpetrated by Eke Henry Ifeanyi, detectives attached to the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department, Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, started trailing and monitoring the activities of the suspect, an operation which lasted for some months.
“During the painstaking and thorough search operation, detectives uncovered bags containing substances suspected to be Canadian Loud stocked in one of the rooms. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect hid under the guise of selling thermal paper rolls used by POS machines to print receipts,” he added.
