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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a factory producing skuchies—a dangerous cocktail made from cannabis and blackcurrant drink—in Ikorodu, Lagos.
Operatives stormed the facility, located in Caritas, Ibeshe, on September 11, seizing 6,029 bottles of the illicit drink and 4,232 kilograms of cannabis.
The factory manager, identified as Joy Awosika, was arrested during the operation. In a related development, another suspect, Akeem Oriola, was apprehended the same day in Mushin with 26 kilograms of skunk.
NDLEA said the bust highlights its deepening concerns over the proliferation of new psychoactive substances among Nigerian youths.
