NDLEA busts clandestine Colos lab in Lagos, intercepts Loud consignments in bathtubs

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a clandestine laboratory where Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis was being produced in a residential building located at Ajao estate, Isolo Lagos.

This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja.

Babafemi said that the operatives seized large quantities of freshly cooked Colos and various precursor chemicals for drug production recovered and the 30-year-old lab owner was arrested.

He said that the discovery followed months of intelligence gathering on possible Colos laboratories in Lagos.

This, he said, was after NDLEA officers intercepted consignments of freshly produced Colos in March and May 2025 in the state.

Babafemi said that it was a development that suggested that the dangerous psychoactive substance, which was hitherto imported into the country, was now locally produced.

“The effort paid off on Thursday, October 30, when NDLEA officers raided the residential apartment in Ajao estate, Isolo Lagos.