The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a public alert over the circulation of illicit drugs being sold as medicinal cannabis.
The agency said credible intelligence led to the arrest of a 28-year-old suspect on November 1, 2025, at 2 Akala Street, Idi Oro, Mushin, Lagos.
A statement released on Wednesday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said Salisu was allegedly packaging and distributing synthetic and high-potency cannabis strains in designer pouches and cups labelled as medicinal cannabis.
He said 16.4 kilograms of substances, including strains identified as Colorado, Arizona, Canadian Loud and Ghana Loud, were recovered from the location.
“The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has alerted the Nigerian public about the circulation of dangerous illicit substances being falsely packaged and marketed to the public as medicinal cannabis.
“The public alert comes on the heels of credible intelligence, which led to the arrest of a 28-year-old drug kingpin Afeez Salisu (a.k.a Malu) on Saturday 1st November 2025 at his 2 Akala Street, off Umoru Street, Idi Oro, Mushin-Lagos enclave from where he was packaging and distributing the fake medicinal cannabis in designer pouches and cups.
“A total of 16.4 kilograms of dangerous and synthetic strains of cannabis, including Colorado, Arizona, Canadian Loud and Ghana Loud packaged in designer pouches and cups labelled as medicinal cannabis, were recovered from his store, ” the statement partly read.
He warned that the seized products, marketed as medicinal cannabis, were instead dangerous and highly potent psychoactive substances.
Babafemi said, “The Agency therefore wishes to warn Nigerians, especially the youth, that these so-called medicinal products are, in reality, adulterated and highly potent strains of dangerous psychoactive substances, and are not the regulated, safe pharmaceutical preparations they are purported to be.”
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