{"id":4813,"date":"2026-08-01T16:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/?p=4813"},"modified":"2026-08-01T16:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:46:33","slug":"mexicans-and-meth-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/mexicans-and-meth-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexicans and Meth in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Several months ago, this website had an article about Mexican drug cartel activity in Africa. (See Mexican Drug Cartels in Africa<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That article reported the discovery of a meth lab in Ogun state, southwestern Nigeria. Ten were arrested, including 3 Mexicans.
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Mexico and Nigeria in red. Source: mapchart.net<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Africanews.com website recently provided an update to that story. The article <\/a>was credited to Africanews\u00a0with AFP Agence France-Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the article: “The cooking cauldrons and vats of chemicals were left behind in an abandoned shed, hidden in a Nigerian forest — remnants of an alleged multimillion-dollar transnational meth operation. Authorities Wednesday [July 29] dismantled the crude, makeshift meth lab after an ongoing trial involving three Mexican nationals took a day to hold court proceedings on-site last week.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“AFP visited the lab, in southwestern Ogun state, with officers from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as they brought in a local welder and carpenter to dismantle the cauldrons and filtration equipment used to make the meth.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“West Africa in recent years has emerged as a transit point for drugs making their way from South America to Europe — mostly cocaine. But the meth bust — which nabbed the largest such lab ever discovered in Nigeria — points to Mexican cartel involvement in the country, local authorities have said. ‘About our readiness to combat the cartel… yes, we are ready,’ James Taalba, the NDLEA’s deputy commander of narcotics, told AFP.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully they are ready, because it’s likely there’s plenty more where that came from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The lab sat on an acre of land in a forest that straddles the border of Abidagba and Iroto villages.<\/strong> In May, authorities arrested 10 people — including seven Nigerians — and raided the facility, as well as two residential properties in an upscale Lagos neighbourhood, netting $360 million worth of meth and the chemicals used to make it.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Legal proceedings are still underway, in court — and back indoors — in Lagos.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The court ordered the lab dismantled for environmental reasons, said Patricia Afolabi, the NDLEA’s director of forensics, citing groundwater and air pollution from the chemicals used to make the drug. Barrels of chemicals and partially finished product had been left in the shed as evidence, still emitting choking vapours when AFP visited.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article reported another meth bust from a month later: “Another Mexican national was arrested in a meth bust in June, in Oyo state.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a map of the states of Nigeria. Look at the southwest and you’ll find Lagos state, Ogun state and Oyo state:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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States of Nigeria. Source: Wikipedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can see a video of the Ogun state site here<\/a>, at the top of the page. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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