Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a clandestine laboratory where Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, is produced in a residential building located at Ajao Estate, Isolo, Lagos.
NDLEA recovered large quantities of freshly cooked Colos and various precursor chemicals for drug production, and arrested the 30-year-old lab owner, Stephen Imoh.
The discovery followed months of intelligence gathering on possible Colos laboratories in Lagos after NDLEA officers intercepted consignments of freshly produced Colos in March and May 2025 in the state. The development suggested that the dangerous psychoactive substance, which was previously imported into the country, is now locally produced.
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