News:2026-09-02/Trafficking/customs-and-ndlea-find-598-08-kg-of-delta-8-cannabis-infused-cookies-and-gummies-in-a-container-with-two-used

News record2 September 2026Trafficking

Customs and NDLEA find 598.08 kg of Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies in a container with two used cars at Tin Can Island Port

LEADERSHIP reported that the Customs Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service's Tin Can Island Port Command, Comptroller Joseph Anani, said on Friday 9 October 2026 that a 40-foot container intercepted at Tin Can Island Port in Lagos on 2 September held 890 packs of Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies weighing 598.08 kg, alongside two used vehicles. The goods were found in a joint physical examination by officers of the Customs Service and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Anani said intelligence traced the seizures to Canada and that the goods would be handed over to the NDLEA.

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Date2 Sep 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryNigeria

State / provinceLagos State

LocalityTincan Island Port

AgencyNigeria Customs Service; National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

Coordinates6.43, 3.36

Coordinates are approximate.

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2026-09-02 Trafficking Customs and NDLEA find 598.08 kg of Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies in a container with two used cars at Tin Can Island Port LEADERSHIP reported that the Customs Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service's Tin Can Island Port Command, Comptroller Joseph Anani, said on Friday 9 October 2026 that a 40-foot container intercepted at Tin Can Island Port in Lagos on 2 September held 890 packs of Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies weighing 598.08 kg, alongside two used vehicles. The goods were found in a joint physical examination by officers of the Customs Service and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Anani said intelligence traced the seizures to Canada and that the goods would be handed over to the NDLEA. https://leadership.ng/customs-intercepts-1-2-tonnes-of-drugs-worth-n3-674bn-from-canada/ Nigeria Lagos State Tincan Island Port 6° 25' 48.00" N, 3° 21' 36.00" E event site Nigeria Customs Service; National Drug Law Enforcement Agency